How did the people of NY earn a living?

Answer 1

They fished whales and fish.

They traded with the Indians, built ships, farmed grain, rice, and wheat and manufactured iron goods.

farming. New York's fertile soil, long growing season, and warm summers made it an easy choice to earn profit by farming cash crops and raising and selling livestock. If one did not choose to be a farmer, they often went into the business, trade with Britain, shopkeeping, blacksmith, or carpentry, slave trade, forestry,

While not many people realize it, New York center was a big center for the trade, selling, and buying of enslaved Africans for many of the British colonies would sell fish at the fish market. most people would be fisherman.

Answer 2

There would have been artisan crafts such as tailors, tanners, blacksmiths, etc. People would have also had professions (i.e. doctors, teachers, government). Many farmers. There would have also been businesses, such as inn keepers, printers, and prostitutes.

Answer 3

they didn't. they all died. thats why we celebrate thanks giving. the indians killed them and they had a feast celebrating the murder of english men. then George Washington from england came with a ak-47 and murdered all the indians. thats why we celebrate the 4th of july. the fire works represent george washingtons bullets being shot

Answer 4

Try this link:http://www.usahistory.info/colonial/customs.html Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Mostly agriculture. Some fished and hunted. Some even went to find new land.

Answer 6

Through farming, fishing, manufacturing, and by selling produce.

Answer 7

Fishing, Timber Industry, Textiles after we stole it from the Brits... Not farming.

Answer 8

They would trade with other countries, or some of them will go to business with the British as shopkeeping, blacksmithing, or carpentry, slave trade, forestry,