USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies, however, were full of forests, giving the colonists the important natural resource of trees. These trees provided wood that colonists were able to use to build homes, buildings, and ships. Lumber became very important to the shipbuilding industry because they built ships for the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -There was an abundance of oak forests that provided wood for the ships. In the late 1680s “there were more than 2 dozen sawmills around the Maine and Massachusetts areas. These sawmills, along with a dense supply of wood, helped to increase the business of colonial shipbuilding.

Detailed explanation-4: -New England’s coastal location made it possible to transport both raw cotton and manufactured cotton textiles cheaply by sail and steam.