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What were the two biggest industries in New England?

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rocky soil, farming was not a viable option for the settlers. Instead, they relied on agriculture, fishing, furs, livestock, lumber, shipbuild

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Agriculture, fishing, furs, livestock, lumber, shipbuilding, textiles, and whaling.

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