What were some of the jobs that Maryland had in the 1600's and early 1700's?

Answer 1

Maryland grow Tobacco.The first people that come to the colony grow Tobacco and sold what they grow to survive when they first come to the new world.Tobacco was a large sale in England. England always wanted more of it, So settlers grow and sold tobacco. England was the main source of buyers of the tobacco.Until the Indians become another source. The English made deals with the Indians to grow tobacco. The English and native people become close but there was still fights between the to groups of people. But as we know today the English win these fights.By the mid 1600's like 1656 Maryland become one of the top growers of tobacco. The settlers there became rich and Maryland was on its way to becoming a great economic base.This also answer the Question:In the making of Maryland how did the colony Maryland sell to make money and what did they sell?

Answer 2

At that time in Maryland's history most people were indentured slaves to rich people who had paid for their passage to America, and they worked on cash crops that would make as you can tell by the name a lot of money and if I am correct, at that time they grew tobacco.

Answer 3

In Colonial America (as everywhere in the world in the late 1700s) the primary occupation was "farmer". Other common occupations would have been weavers, carpenters, mule-tenders, horse groomers, coopers (barrel-makers), cobblers (shoe-makers), shopkeepers, smiths, and bakers. There were teachers, lawyers, preachers, doctors, midwives, and innkeepers.

But most people were farmers.

Answer 4

farmer,

famer,servent do (endenurt)slaves count

tobbacco farmers

Answer 5

Farming, lumber, shipping, fishing, and iron mining.