Because of civil unrest, severe unemployment, and because of the great famine. Irish people were mostly farmer so they depended on potatoes. Oh and it went on from 1820 to 1870
Answer: the answer is not A i get it wrong
Explanation:
The New England colonies did not have very good farmland because of the rocky soil. The farming that was done was mainlysmall scale farming for family or community needs. Large scale agriculture was not suitable in the New England colonies.