The economic activity that would be more common in colonial New England is shipbuilding and sail repair.
Colonial New England had a strong maritime economy, which included shipbuilding due to the region's abundant forests and access to the sea. While the promotion of the Puritan faith was a significant cultural and religious aspect of life in New England, it is not an economic activity. Growing cash crops was more characteristic of the Southern colonies, where agriculture was focused on crops like tobacco and rice. The signing of the Mayflower Compact, while an important political document in colonial history, is not an economic activity.
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