Growing tobacco
Growing tobacco
Growing tobacco
ship building and fishing
very important because without new England the colonies wouldn't have gotten very far
southern colonies: fertile soil, warm and humid weather, almost no industry, short winters middle colonies:mix of new England and southern colonies New England colonies: rocky and thin soil, long winters, relied on industry and shipbuilding and trade
The economy of New England was based in trade and commerce. New Bedford was a port from which goods could be shipped and unloaded.
The basis of the economy and settlement in the north american colonies of France and England were
Plantation
Final prosperity from the economy
They had a diversified economy.
The often harsh climate and rocky soil meant that few New England farms could grow cash crops.
The colonies were viewed as a cash cow in the mercantile economy of England.