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: -Ships and lumber were also exported to England. Also, because the New England colonies were along the coast, many colonists fished. The fishing industry included whaling and cod, among other types of fish. Whale oil was an important resource that was used as fuel for lamps and could also be sold.

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England Colonies trade and the economy depended largely on the ocean. This region was the most northern in the 13 colonies. The New England colonies were efficient in fishing, whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.