USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Manufacturing in New England focused on shipbuilding due to the abundance of lumber. Trade in New England was mainly exporting the goods that they produced. Agriculture had a large role in the economies of the Middle Colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the colony grew and began to thrive so did the boat and ship building industries. While not comparable with the shipbuilding activities of the northern colonies, shipbuilding became South Carolina’s largest manufacturing industry. And just as important, was its impact on the local economy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonies developed an economy based on shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, and eventually, manufacturing. The colonies prospered, reflecting the Puritans’ strong belief in the values of hard work and thrift.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within New England, Massachusetts and New Hampshire were the leading producers; Pennsylvania; followed by Virginia and Maryland, launched most of the remaining tonnage. British demand for American natural resources provided a foreign market for colonial shipbuilding.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Southern Colonies had an agricultural economy. Most colonists lived on small family farms, but some owned large plantations that produced cash crops such as tobacco and rice. Many slaves worked on plantations.