New England had many rushing rivers and streams. These provided the water power necessary to run the machinery in the New England factories. New England's geographic location also proved to be an advantage. It was close to others resources, including coal and iron from nearby Pennsylvania. New England also had many ports. through these ports passed the cotton shipped from southern states to new England factories.
Reconstruction is one reason. With the war over many people still thought the south had no right to succeed and many didn’t want anything to do with them.
