New England's geographic features most directly
influenced the region's development of

The rivers, streams, and ocean allowed for the development of a strong trade system, fishing industry, along with shipbuilding. There were also some farms farther from the coast run by families but nothing like the plantations down south.

ww1 weapons: tank. tanks were used for the first time in the first world war at the battle of the somme. they were developed to cope with the conditions on the western front. the first tank was called 'little willie' and needed a crew of 3.