In lines 87-90, mann writes that "new england's major river large, permanent villages, many nestled in constellation of suburban hamlets and hunting camps." what words in this sentence have strong connotations?

I would say that "large, permanent villages, many nestled in constellation of suburban hamlets" has connotations of being a well-settled area, well established and the "nestled" connotes a comfortable arrangement and in a "constellation of suburban hamlets" indicates a large series of "suburban hamlets" ie what sounds like the beginnings of  cities. 

The best answer in my opinion would be the last one. i hope this