Match the commercial activities of the colonies with the reasons they were adopted. rocky soil and short growing season fertile soil and longer growing season warm climate and wet soil the southern colonies had large indigo and rice plantations. the new england colonies had small farms that produced crops for local use. the middle colonies grew large quantities of wheat and other grains.

the scientific revolution brought us a renewed understanding of humanity and our place in the universe, new scientific equipment, and new laws as a basis for future scientific discovery.

nationalization is the set of dispositions and operations by means of which the state assumes, in varied form, the administration of private companies, of groups of companies or of the totality of certain economic sectors previously managed by individuals, such as the land portions. nationalization is the opposite of privatization. it is also called nationalization of the means of production, although a nationalized company can be previously both national and foreign ownership. nationalization or nationalization is a very characteristic action of ideologies such as socialism and nationalism.