In a mixed / hybrid economic system, both state and private companies operate in the production and sale of goods and services. State action occurs through state-owned companies in strategic sectors, such as oil production, while private production occurs in the most diverse types of markets. It is noteworthy that in a mixed or hybrid economy, the state also acts as a regulator of productive activity in the private sphere, in order to ensure that the economic environment is suitable for transactions. Most capitalist economies are considered hybrid economies, including the US.
Mostly farming, lumbering, fishing, trading,etc. This required cheap labor, or slaves. They were required for the heavy work to be done quickly by demand.
The slave labor supplied to the colonies allowed for the proliferation of plantations, which in turn helped with the growth and prosperity of the New World. The triangular trade brought new crops and goods to Africa
