Transcript NewEnglandColonies

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• Thick, rocky layer of dirt
• Farming was difficult because the
land was filled with rocks or was
too sandy.
• Summers were warm, but winters
were long and very cold.
• The growing season was short
(lasted from late May to early
October).
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• Forests (which they used the
wood to make buildings and ships)
• Fish
• Whales
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• Fishing
• Shipbuilding
• Whaling
These industries were possible due
to the harbors and ports in the
area.
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• Pilgrims
• Puritans- people who wanted to
follow a new religion that they felt
was more “Godly”
• Farmers
• Shipbuilders / fisherman / whalers
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• Why was farming difficult for New
England colonists?
• Soil too rocky and sandy; growing
season too short
• What were New England’s natural
resources?
• Forests, fish, and whales
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