what effect did geographic factors have on the economy of new england
The impact of geography on colonial America The geology of New England includes many mountains, and it is thick with trees and rivers. The forest provided, large amount of lumber for New England and led them to specialize in the shipbuilding industry. However,the landscape was unsuitable for cereal crops, so they were imported from the other colonies.[1] Originally this region had fertile soil, but during the last glacial period, large glaciers scraped away the fertile soil and moved it south, leaving a rocky landscape that was not suitable for farming.[2]
Dominion of New England Following the revocation of the Massachusetts charter, Charles II and the Lords of Trade moved forward with plans to establish a unified administration over at least some of the New England colonies. The specific objectives of the dominion included the regulation of trade, reformation of land title practices to conform more to English methods and practices, coordination on matters of defense, and a streamlining of the administration into fewer centers. The Dominion initially comprised the territories of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the Province of Maine, and the Narraganset Country (present-day Washington County, Rhode Island).