The Role of Shipping in Colonial New England
Colonial Boston's economy was centered on the shipping industry, and this economic centrality developed the society of the time.
Competition and political influences from the British Empire were influential in developing the American economy.
Ships were the means by which settlers immigrated to the New World. Because the people who populate the United States came via ships, society would not exist without them.
After a time, the American shipbuilding industry began to competete with the British.
In part as a result of shipping in the colonies, families grew less cohesive, contributing to growing individualism.
Trade delevoped Boston's identity as a maritime economy.
Hiring practices and social influences led sailors to represent an ignoble class of society.
Because of the Boston Port Act written by the British Parliament, the American colonies approached revolution.
The initial settlers to Plymouth colony were influential in setting key trends in society that still continue today.