subsistence farming
subsistence farming
Long Winters.
No subsistence farming
APEX~ only a small part of the land was good for farming ;) The economy of New England was based on commerce because only a small part of the land was good for farming. New Englanders started to trade with the West Indies while developing fishing, small manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
APEX~ only a small part of the land was good for farming ;) The economy of New England was based on commerce because only a small part of the land was good for farming. New Englanders started to trade with the West Indies while developing fishing, small manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
The New England farmers were subsistence farmers and grew only enough to feed themselves. The soil was rocky and not good for farming. One of the main products/industries was fishing and ship building/products.
New England colonies economy was first based on exporting grain and live stock, but since the soil was so poor it made farming difficult. Since the lands soil was poor it made it hard to feed themselves and their families. Since it was going bad in their farming New Englanders therefore turned to alternatives occupation. New Englanders started to trade with the West Indies while developing fishing, small manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
New Englanders.
Cash Crop farming.
New Englanders
The New England economy was based on products from the forests and the southern Economy was based on farming.
New Englanders exported Tobacco as part as the triangular trade.