Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The New England colonies were located at the north of the colonies.
There was rocky soil and a harsher climate, as well as access to lumber, waterways, and good harbors.
Since the soil wasn't fertile and the climate wasn't warm, they couldn't farm any crops, including cash crops like tobacco, or have plantations. Since they had wood and access to the oceans, the New England colonies took up shipbuilding.