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Colonial New York's economy

Colonists made their living in a variety of ways: fur trapping, lumber trading, shipping, the slave trade, and as merchants and tradesmen in the colony's towns.

Most colonists were farmers, who cleared large acres of land by hand to grow crops. Corn was the most popular, since it could be eaten by people and animals. Also grown were flax, wheat, vegetables, and tobacco. Some colonists mined for iron to send to England for manufacturing into finished goods.

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