This depends on which country's colonies you are referring to. There have been hundreds all over the globe, especially those of the British Empire, the largest empire in the world.
Examples of some colonies:
About $700.00 a week
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opportunities to make money (apex)
Life as a colonial grocer was really good. The grocer typically had a nice place to live, and was able to make money year round.
A colonial dressmaker is someone who buys fabric and uses it to design and sew dresses. They would most likely sell them in town to make money.
make whiskey
Colonial baking helped make money
They made money by farming tobacco.
To make more money
By milling grain into flour.
By simply working in plantations .
They made and traded tobacco
the good kind
About $700.00 a week
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money
bob wanted money