The geology of New England included mountains that had many
trees and rivers. In return, the thickness of trees on these forest provided a
large amount of Lumber and thus, led them to specialize in ship building
industry. These ships would then be used for fishing and hunting whales. This
also resulted to constant trade between New England and other countries like England.
The New England colonies were located along the Atlantic coast
Explanation:
Their location along the Atlantic coast was strategic for creating a trade network that connected them to their homeland, as well as to the West African slave coast, the Caribbean´s plantation islands and the Iberian Peninsula. The land also provided rich resources such as lumber, which was valued for building homes and ships, and it could be exported to England, where there was a shortage of wood.
If you look at the intersection of 0 degrees latitude (known as the Equator) and 0 degrees longitude (known as the Prime Meridian) on a map, you will see that the confluence falls in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of western Africa.
