Using the completed Lesson 3.05 Study Guide and what you have learned about colonial geography in Lesson 3.05, select the economic activities that would be found or that most likely would succeed in New England colonies.
Industries that can be done with short summers, longer, colder winters
Fishing and whaling due to close proximity to the ocean
Glass and barrel making
Industries requiring long, hot, summers, shorter, cold winters
Large-Scale Agriculture (plantation) requiring a lot of laborers and flat to gently rolling land
Waterways with steep drop-offs and rapids to utilize waterpower
Maple syrup and livestock products such as wool
Timbering, Pine Tar, Pitch, Sassafras (for medicine), and Potash