England encouraged colonial ship bulding beacuse English forests....?

Question

_______ the options are

did not grow hardwood trees

were already cut dwon.

belonged to the church.

were diseased.

my social studies book is really hard to find stuff in...almost nothing is in bold and I have a test tomorrow

Answer 1

At the beginning of the industrial revolution, same time as big sailing ships, England was having an energy crisis, deforestation. Fuel was expensive. Then they discovered that there was this coal stuff in the ground which burned really well.

England encouraged colonial ship building because labor was cheap, timber was abundant, harbor land was cheap. Also, the guilds (labor unions) made building expensive and slow in england. The colonies had vibrant human energy and, being #2, they tried harder = better quality and more innovation.

Answer 2

did not grow hard wood trees