I'm sure colonial Virginia had many blacksmiths. The certainly had many horses.
Yes, blacksmiths would have used carts. They had to transport many things to their forge and often to clients.
Blacksmiths make hot fore.
No... blacksmiths work with metal....
Yes, with all the horses they have, there is a need for blacksmiths.
Horses and wagons could not have operated without blacksmiths. Blacksmiths did all the necessary repairs.
They got to the new world (or anywhere else) by ship like every immigrant did. Many blacksmiths would have been born in a country and apprenticed there.
Yes, blacksmiths made and still make shields
Slaves possibly worked for blacksmiths in the southern US. There were blacksmiths all over the world who did not use slave labour.
Blacksmiths forged essentially everything made of metal, from swords to spoons.
Blacksmiths were important because they were the ones who were able to make iron into useful items.
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