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Plentiful forests and close to the sea; thin, poor, rocky soil, cold climate, short growing season

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Geography of New England colonies.

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The New England Colonies were the first colonies in America. The New England colonies included the colonies of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. These colonies were flat with rocky soil which allowed settlers to o subsistence farming. Colonies established along the rocky coastline, which made the region for harbours to transport and import goods from Europe. It also had forests in the region further inland with became hills and mountains. Fishing, trade, whaling, and artisans were some of the occupation colonists involved.

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