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. The Middle colonies also featured mixed economies, including farming and merchant shipping.

Detailed explanation-2: -New England’s economy was built on small farms, lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. A region’s economy is how the people use their resources to sustain themselves. Most New England colonists were originally Puritans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Economy: The economic and social life in New Hampshire revolved around sawmills, shipyards, merchant’s warehouses, and established village and town centers. Lumber, Fish, Masts for the Royal Navy, and Turpentine were the main exports of the colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because the New England colonies focused on the shipbuilding and fishing industries, they imported agricultural products (farm products) from other colonies and England.