According to E. Perkins, the colonial era is appealing regarding economic history because it represents a study in contrasts. The economy was exceptionally dynamic in terms of population growth and geographical expansion. No major famines, epidemics, or extended wars intervened to reverse or even slow down appreciably the tide of vigorous economic growth. Despite this broad expansion, however, the fundamental patterns of economic behavior remained fairly constant.What are the features of the colonial economy?What was the economy like in colonial America?What was/were the most important feature(s) of the colonial economy and their relationship to the general society? Colonial EconomicsNew EnglandMAINE(part of Mass.)Shipbuilding and manufacturingLamberSkinsNHBeef CattleSheep Boston CodLumberLake OntaioFishing and whalingMerchants/TradeHogs MASS AN.WhalesCONN.Beaf CattleNewportake EngSkinsPA.RI.N.J.New YorkMiddle ColoniesLumber PhiladelphiaWheat and cornBeetCatue MD,WheatDELGornATLANTICOCEANLumberSkinsVA.HempManufacturingHogsWheat NorfolkBoef CatticNavalStoresLumberMerchants/TradeWheat and comBeef CattleN.CHogsLomber StorésBeel CatileNavalISkinsSouthern ColoniesTobaccoNavalRice and indigoPlantation systemsS.C.StoresFishingTobacco, rice, indigoCattleCharles TownIronworksForced laborSA,SavannahCornShipbuilding100200 milesIndentured servants and slavesRum distilleries100 200 kilometersProciamation

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According to E. Perkins, the colonial era is appealing regarding economic history because it represents a study in contrasts. The economy was exceptionally dynamic in terms of population growth and geographical expansion. No major famines, epidemics, or extended wars intervened to reverse or even slow down appreciably the tide of vigorous economic growth. Despite this broad expansion, however, the fundamental patterns of economic behavior remained fairly constant. What are the features of the colonial economy? What was the economy like in colonial America? What was/were the most important feature(s) of the colonial economy and their relationship to the general society?

According to E. Perkins, the colonial era is appealing regarding economic history because it represents a study in contrasts. The economy was exceptionally dynamic in terms of population growth and geographical expansion. No major famines, epidemics, or extended wars intervened to reverse or even slow down appreciably the tide of vigorous economic growth. Despite this broad expansion, however, the fundamental patterns of economic behavior remained fairly constant. What are the features of the colonial economy? What was the economy like in colonial America? What was/were the most important feature(s) of the colonial economy and their relationship to the general society?