Q How did the nation’s regions differ in the early republic? To what extent were these differences grounded in the colonial period, and to what extent did they re?ect developments since the end of the Revolutionary War?
There had been the emergence of outcasts from the perspective of religion in the colonies of New England. These individuals had been the most populous settlers in colonies of New England. There had been the observation of a subsistence economy which had already been developed these settlers. However, there had been a transition in the subsistence economy eventually. The transition had led to a merchant economy to be formed. There had been the emergence of the shipbuilding industry in the colonies of New England during that time. There had also been the emergence of timber industry.