Connecticut jobs in 1600s

Answer 1

Jobs in Colonial Connecticut included lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. Because of its cold winters and rocky landscape, farming was sometimes difficult except when it took place near the banks of the Connecticut River. There, the soil was not fertile and not perfect for farming.

Answer 2

Many were farmers. Some were carpenters and made houses and furniture. Some were stone workers and masons. Many men were in the military and involved in moving the frontier west and displacing the Indians. Other occupations were Merchants, Silversmiths, Coopers, Politicians and Ministers of the Gospel. Some were weavers and milners. Many operated Mills for grain. There was a need for leather and canvas so there were tanners and people who wove canvas and nets for fishing. Fishing was also a profitable occupation.

Answer 3

In the 1600s in Connecticut people could work at places such as shipbuilding yards, shipping docks, and fur trading companies. There were also jobs mining copper, working in the timber industry, and producing things like beer, rum, and whiskey.

Answer 4

yeah!

There were farming, fishing, and hunting jobs!

Answer 5

Many people could work at a Blacksmith shop, be a cooper, a merchant, a shoemaker