In which colonies were cheese, butter, and lard important exports?

Question

Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies

Answer 1

Cheese, butter, and lard were important exports primarily from the Middle Colonies. These colonies, which included New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, had fertile land and a climate conducive to dairy farming, making them well-suited for the production of these agricultural products. The Southern Colonies also produced some dairy products, but the focus there was more on cash crops like tobacco and cotton. The New England Colonies had some dairy farming, but it was not as extensive an export as in the Middle Colonies.