USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies specialized in fishing and shipbiulding mainly because of their coastal area and abundance of standing timber.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Southern colonies supplied the Mid-Atlantic (Middle) and New England colonies with grains and livestock. New England colonies specialized in ship-building, fishing, and naval supplies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England region included the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It had rocky soil, dense forests, and natural harbors that gave easy access to the sea. New England’s economy was built on small farms, lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boston, Massachusetts became the central point for the boom of shipbuilding because it was the main distribution point for most of the shipping tonnage.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.