USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies had rocky soil, which was not suited to plantation farming, so the New England colonies depended on fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming. The Middle colonies also featured mixed economies, including farming and merchant shipping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1768 and 1772, fish represented 35% of New England’s total export revenue. The second most valuable export commodity, livestock, represented only 20% of this revenue stream. By 1775, an estimated 10, 000 New Englanders, or 8% of the adult male working population, labored in the fishing industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -The four economic activities important to New England were fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, and farming.

Detailed explanation-4: -The New England Colonies trade and the economy depended largely on the ocean. This region was the most northern in the 13 colonies. The New England colonies were efficient in fishing, whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging.