Who were the quakers? what is a plantation? what affected how people lived and worked in the colonies?

The Quakers is a specific type of Christian group notably famous for William Penn and his establishment of Pennsylvania.

A plantation is a type of farm that specializes in cash crops. Like sugarcane, tobacco, and tea leaves. The difference between a plantation and a normal garden is that plantations are large, and specialize in a specific crop.

Access, trade, and crafting food, water, and shelter is what would effect how people lived in the American Colonies. As well as hostile forces. Depending how abundant or scare a resource was, the colony would need to adapt to survive. Successful colonies are able to secure all of what they need to live independently.