SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Large farms that produced food for a whole town.
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Large farms that produced food to send back to England.
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Small farms that allowed people to give food to the American Indian tribes.
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Small farms that allowed people to grow food for their own family.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a result, farming in New England was limited to small farms on which families managed to grow enough to feed themselves and not much else. These subsistence farmers grew vegetables, apples, and possibly a field of grain crops (often oats that were fed to livestock).
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Farms and Towns of New England Life in New England was not easy. The growing season was short, and the soil was rocky. Most farmers practiced subsistence farming. That is, they produced just enough food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town.
Detailed explanation-4: -The southern colonies’ economy was based on agriculture (farming). Many of the colonists who came to the southern colonies were rich aristocrats or businessmen from England and they wanted to become even more wealthy from owning land.