<span>Because of its location on rivers, the city built bridges and used ferries to allow workers to access the city.</span>
I do not see the "the following states". If you put it down in the next 3 mins I will be able to answer
So the New Wngland colonies are agreat example for this. Massachusetts for example had particularly rocky soil and cold, long winters so crops did not really grow as well as they would have say, in New York or in Virginia. So while there were some small, family farms, the biggest industries in Massachusetts were ship building, fishing, and trading.