Directions: Drag each label to the correct heading.
The New England, Middle, and Southern colonies developed different economies and social systems. Place the main characteristics of each region's economy and social structure under the correct heading.
Economy based mostly on growing crops such as indigo and rice and on trade
Developed strong shipbuilding and fishing industries
Economy based primarily on trade and growing different kinds of grain
Social position based mainly on wealth
Social position based largely on ancestry and education
Social position based mainly on land and plantation ownership
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Answer (3)
Because King George and the British Empire was in something of a financial crisis. The war had drained them of funds and they found it to be in their best interest to tax the former British citizens. Of course, they didn't really pay much and a lot was overlooked.
There were debts that needed to be paid back from the French and Indian war
King George III taxed the American colonists to raise funds for the British debt incurred during the French and Indian War and to pay for the maintenance of British troops in America. The imposition of several tax acts without colonial representation sparked significant resistance among colonists. This opposition eventually contributed to the American Revolution.
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