SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Logging
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Shipbuilding
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Fishing
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Printing
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major industry for the colony included Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding). Natural Resources: The main natural resource in Massachusetts was timber. The timber from the region provided the raw material for shipbuilding.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shipbuilding became an important industry on New England for several reasons. The area had plenty of forests that provided materials for shipbuilding. As trade particularly in slaves in the New England seaports grew, more merchant ships were built.
Detailed explanation-4: -The printing press was the only practical way to make multiple copies of images in the American colonies. People also created printed images on flags. Some images were symbolic, while others depicted actual events.