Question

the climate and growing conditions of the middle colonies allowed certain kinds of crops to grow well in the region. early settlers to the middle colonies grew just enough food to survive. but over time, colonists began to grow enough food and other crops that they could sell some of what they grew. as a result, the economy of the middle colonies was largely based around growing cash crops, or crops meant to be sold in other places. imagine that you are a farmer in the colony of pennsylvania. you grow wheat, a type of grain. below are some ways that your wheat can be used. for each case, decide whether the wheat would be considered a cash crop.

	cash crop	not a cash crop
you sell some of your wheat in new england where a plant disease has made it hard to grow wheat.
you give some of your wheat to a neighbor who uses the wheat to make bread to eat.
you make flour from some of the wheat you harvest. then you sell the flour to slaveowners in the west indies.

Explanation:

A cash - crop is a crop grown for sale rather than for personal consumption. In the first case, the wheat is used for personal family consumption, so it's not a cash - crop. In the second case, the wheat is sold in another region, so it is a cash - crop. In the third case, the wheat is given for personal consumption by a neighbor, so it's not a cash - crop. In the fourth case, the flour made from wheat is sold, so the wheat is part of a cash - crop production.

Answer:

1. Not a cash crop
2. Cash crop
3. Not a cash crop
4. Cash crop