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The English settlers were self-sufficient farmers because they only produced what they needed in the New England colonies. ... Colonists in the New England colonies built things with natural resources, but fished and had self-sufficient farmers because there was bad soil and a cold climate.

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It means they rely on what they have instead of having someone else do it for them