Through this weeks assigned reading and media, you have seen the colonies become established after a time of instability including Bacons Rebellion and the Salem Witch trials. However, by the beginning of the 18th Century, the colonies were experiencing opportunities for economic and intellectual growth. What was the industrious revolution, how did it shape the colonial economy, and what other factors shaped the development of the colonial economy? Explain your answer with specic examples from your assigned reading and media.

Text is Mcgerr M., Lewis J. E., Oakes J., Cullather N., Boydston J., Summers M., & Camilla (2020). Of the People.