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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Economy. New England’s economy was largely dependent on the ocean. Fishing (especially codfish) was most important to the New England economy, though whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging were important also.

Detailed explanation-3: -Native corn became the most important grain for English colonists although they also planted European crops of wheat, rye, barley and oats.

Detailed explanation-4: -New England farms produce everything from milk and meats to berries and vegetables – 50 percent of the dairy products and 40 percent of the vegetables consumed in the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the majority of colonists, daily life consisted of supporting the profession the family was centered around. Nearly all rural communities were supported by farming while the larger, more concentrated port cities were hubs for mercantile businesses and artisan trades.