<span>He established a small court in which he brought sailors, mapmakers, astronomers, and others who were interested in navigation. From this court, he sent expeditions west to islands in the Atlantic and south to explore the western coast of Africa.</span>
In New England, the soil was poor, the land was hilly, and the growing season was short, so the farms were smaller than in the southern colonies. In Southern colonies, the soil was rich, the land was covered in forests, and the growing season was short, so the farms were bigger than in the southern colonies.
