New England Colonial Region Report

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This is a report on the New England colonial region in preparation for a possible war with France. The New England colonial region consisted of four states, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The New England colonial region had many differences compared to the other two colonial regions. It had a various lifestyle and the geography was different because of where the states were positioned. The climate and geography in this region was very different than the other two regions. The climate has cold, snowy winters and hot summers. It was a short growing season.There were rocky coastlines along the Atlantic and harbors. One of the harbors in the New England colonies was the Boston harbor, also known as the New England Harbor, and this was the location where all the tea was dumped for the tea act.There were rivers flowing through the colonies, which was a good thing because fisherman could fish from streams and rivers nearby. There were shipbuilders in the colonie of the region and they earned a lot of money. Colonists also earned money for …show more content…
Some colonists who lived near the coastline, made their living by shipbuilding, whaling and fishing. The colonists also traded with the other two regions so they could meet their needs. The benefits of the trade with the Mid-Atlantic and Southern colonial regions was, the New England colonies needed what the other two colonies had, and the other two colonies needed what the New England colonies had. So, to make it equal, they traded and the New England colonies were able to meet their needs. They specialized in making furniture, shipbuilding, furs, and livestock products. As much as there were benefits, there were also challenges. In the winters it was hard for them to trade and meet their needs. Their soil was not as rich as the other regions had. The New England colonies had many harsh times, but also

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