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How were the colonies interdependent? What jobs did slaves perform in Colonial America?

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Families like the Smiths needed the services of the tanner, blacksmith, and carpenter for items they could not produce on their own. This is called domestic interdependence. Colonists also depended on products from other countries, such as manufactured goods from Europe and sugar from the Caribbean. A system of international interdependence developed because other countries also relied on the colonies for raw materials and crops grown in the Americas.

In the South, slaves worked on cotton, tobacco, and rice plantations. In the North, slaves worked in cities, on farms, and on ships.

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Main:But, the geography and climate of each region made the colonies interdependent. Interdependence means that two or more people or regions are dependent on each other for goods and services. ... The Mid-Atlantic colonies also depended on the Southern colonies for crops they did not grow as much of, such as cotton.

Slaves, African and Native American, made up a smaller part of the New England economy, which was based on yeoman farming and trades, and a smaller fraction of the population, but they were present. Most were house servants, but some worked at farm labor. The Puritans codified slavery in 1641.

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How were the colonies ruled?

The 13 Colonies were governed and ruled by England and its monarchs. In order to rule the colonies from a long distance a governor was appointed by the monarch. ... The governor was in charge of laws, taxes and made decisions which affected the colony.

What type of work did slaves usually do in the American colonies?

Field hands were slaves who labored in the plantation fields. They commonly were used to plant, tend, and harvest cotton, sugar, rice, and tobacco.

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