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Answer:
the state was promoting religious activity.
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Although some New England farmers exported grain and livestock,many could barely feed themselves and their families because thepoor soil made farming difficult. New Englanders therefore turnedto alternative occupations. For instance, they engaged in tradingwith the West Indies, and developed fishing, small manufacturing,and shipbuilding industries.
1.whaling, fishing, shipbuilding
New England Colonies
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