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The type of farming practiced in the New England colonies was subsistence farming. New England colonies used this method because their thin, rocky soil prevented them from planting great crops.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoBad because the ice age took all there soil and they couldn't plant anymore.It was hard to find good farmland. They didn't have good soil to .The ice age took the soil and brought it down to the middle colonies and the south colonies they had all the soil.That's why they didn't have enough money.
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∙ 16y agothey got a lot less water and was there for hard to grow crops
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What region had the toughest time with farming?
new england
Who practiced subsistence farming the new England colonies middle colonies or southern colonies?
The New England colonies
Why were New England farms fairly small?
Subsitience farming
Why was farming not important in New England colonies?
just because it wasn't.
Why was shipbuilding more important than farming in New England?
Because
What type of farming did new new England farmers practice?
subsistence farming
What was the type of farming in the new England colonies?
The type of farming practiced in the New England colonies was subsistence farming. New England colonies used this method because their thin, rocky soil prevented them from planting great crops.
Did the framers in New England practice tidewater farming?
No subsistence farming
What in New England made farming difficult?
The weather is what made farming in New England difficult. Winters are harsh, and the growing season is short.
What was alternative to farming in New England?
fishing
What was New England alternative to farming?
fishing
How did farming in New England compare with farming in the southern colonies?
by trading fish and fur
What was the new england colonies best known for?
the New England Colonies were good at shipbuilding and cattle and dairy farming.
What did the people of the new England coast do for a living?
farming
What was type of farming practiced in New England?
Subsistence.
What region had the toughest time with farming?
new england
Which colony had subsistence farming?
New England colonies
