America's geography also helped determine the types of economies that arose. For example,New England's narrow ,rocky coast forstered an economy based on manufacturing, trade,fishing,ship building and small -farm agriculture for export.The wide costal plain and subtropical climate of shouth led to plantations, slavery,and agriculture for export.The treeless plain beginning in Illinois were perfect for grain and livestock production.The geography in the midwest provide not only the raw materials for industry----coal deposits in Pennsylvania ,iron ore in Minnesota ,limestone in the Ohio Valley----but also lakes and river systems for cheap transportation for both raw materials and finished products. |