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Farming attracted people to New England. Farming was New England's main economic activity. People also used waterpower from the streams on their land in order to run mills for grinding grain or sawing lumber. They used wood in the forest to make ships for transportation. They also fished for cod, halibut, crabs, oysters, and lobsters for food and trade.
The Industrial revolution in the U.S. first began in New England- Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire, because they were close to resources such as coal, iron, and especially rushing rivers and streams. The rivers and streams provided the waterpower necessary to run the machinery in the new factories. They also had many ports coming from the South shipping goods such as cotton and cloth to New England factories.
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The Industrial revolution in the U.S. first began in New England- Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire, because they were close to resources such as coal, iron, and especially rushing rivers and streams. The rivers and streams provided the waterpower necessary to run the machinery in the new factories. They also had many ports coming from the South shipping goods such as cotton and cloth to New England factories.
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Colonial settlements were mostly built along rivers. The settlers used the waterpower of the rivers to run their mills. Navigable rivers provided transportation between settlements for people and their goods.
pilgrims and people from England
New England had many rushing rivers and streams. These provided the water power necessary to run the machinery in the New England factories. New England's geographic location also proved to be an advantage. It was close to others resources, including coal and iron from nearby Pennsylvania. New England also had many ports. through these ports passed the cotton shipped from southern states to new England factories.
New England people were mostly cathlics and that goes for most of Europe.
Pilgrims at first New England . 13 colonies.
New England had many rushing rivers and streams. These provided the water power necessary to run the machinery in the New England factories. New England's geographic location also proved to be an advantage. It was close to others resources, including coal and iron from nearby Pennsylvania. New England also had many ports. through these ports passed the cotton shipped from southern states to new England factories.
New England had some fast running streams that could power the mills. It had Francis Cabot Lowell that went to England to see how mills ran there. It also had young women that needed a job to run the mills.