<P> The New England region is located further north and it has longer winters and the coldest weather among the three regions . Summer is mild and short . The growing season is short . </P> <P> When English people made the Northern colonies they named their region "New England" for their homeland . Famous people from the region included John Winthrop from Massachusetts, Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson from Rhode Island, Thomas Hooker from Connecticut, and John Mason from New Hampshire . Residents in the northern region were mostly Puritans . That was the only religion throughout the New England Colonies, because the Puritans wanted it that way . There was no religious freedom in the region . </P> <P> Since the soil and weather in New England was not suitable for farming, many people did not farm . Instead they imported crops from other regions or even other countries . In return, they would trade products they had to other countries . These products included fish, whale products, ships, timber products . Also, they traded furs and livestock products made from animals living in the surrounding forests . </P> <P> Using the large numbers of trees in the forest, people from New England worked at shipbuilding . People in New England cut down trees for lumber to build ships . They would then use them for fishing and hunting whales . That is also a factor that affected what goods people in New England would trade . There was much trade between New England and other regions or countries such as England . New England would export resources like fish and lumber to Africa, England, and the West Indies . Then from Africa, New England would receive hardworking slaves in return . </P>

What impact did the geography of new england have on the farming communities
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