SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Puritan religious beliefs banned farming for a profit.
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Their original charter provided land grants only to wealthy colonists.
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Their farms were frequently attacked by Native tribes
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Their natural resources and climate did not support large-scale agriculture.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Economies: Farming in the New England Colonies was difficult due to the poor soil, cold climate and short growing season. Families in New England grew enough food to feed their families but had to rely on manufacturing and trade to earn livings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did New England colonies rely heavily on trade for their economic activity? New England colonies had poor soil, but their forest were full of riches that could be exported through their ports.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The colonial economy depended on international trade. American ships carried products such as lumber, tobacco, rice, and dried fish to Britain. In turn, the mother country sent textiles, and manufactured goods back to America.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although New England would later become known for its abolitionist leaders and its role in helping formerly enslaved Southern blacks and those escaping slavery, the colonies had a history of using enslaved and indentured labor to create and build their economies.