page_title: Shipbuilding in the American colonies
section_title: Economic impact
hierarchical_section_title: Shipbuilding in the American colonies / Economic impact
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, Boston Naval Shipyard Charlestown This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000789 More images
context_page_description: Shipbuilding in the American colonies was the development of shipbuilding in British North America, from the beginning of British colonization to American independence.
context_section_description: In the American colonies shipbuilding had an immense impact on the economy. The colonies had a comparative advantage in shipbuilding with their vast natural resources, skilled craftsmen and capital infused from the British empire. The colonies' ability to build ships with their large timber stock flooded the economy with capital from Britain it had not previously seen. Boston, Massachusetts became the central point for the boom of shipbuilding because it was the main distribution point for most of the shipping tonnage. The shipbuilding industry needed plenty of skilled labor to support it and with America's large forest industry many craftsmen already had skills working with wood. These skills transitioned to the shipbuilding industry.
caption: The U.S.S. Constitution was built in 1794 and still sits in Boston Harbor today.
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