Our Economy
We export a variety of goods, though our main ones are fur, grains (wheat, corn, and sugar), iron ore, lumber, whale oil. More minor exports include cloth, rum, vegetables, candles, rum, and quilts. One of our more recent exports is furniture, mainly cabinets, as well as glass, pottery, and woodworks. We buy tea, spices, and some rum from England. We do use slaves in commerce, although the gentry also like to buy slaves to clear land.
Our main businesses are in the fur trade, farming, shipbuilding, whaling, and iron-working. Our whale oil is used in lamps and sometimes a heat source. However, our main source of wealth is from the fur trade, and there is a high demand for furs in England. One of our main pelts is that of the beaver. Our farming is mainly to feed ourselves, though we export huge amounts of grain and vegetables, hence the name 'Bread Basket Colony'.
Gentry are mainly businessmen and gentleman farmers. Middle-class men are mainly in the specialized trades or more general occupations, like shipbuilding, farming, and cobbling. Our men also like to take on apprentices and indentured servants. They also teach their sons their trade. Women can become seamstresses and occasionally governesses to the upper class. ♥
Our main businesses are in the fur trade, farming, shipbuilding, whaling, and iron-working. Our whale oil is used in lamps and sometimes a heat source. However, our main source of wealth is from the fur trade, and there is a high demand for furs in England. One of our main pelts is that of the beaver. Our farming is mainly to feed ourselves, though we export huge amounts of grain and vegetables, hence the name 'Bread Basket Colony'.
Gentry are mainly businessmen and gentleman farmers. Middle-class men are mainly in the specialized trades or more general occupations, like shipbuilding, farming, and cobbling. Our men also like to take on apprentices and indentured servants. They also teach their sons their trade. Women can become seamstresses and occasionally governesses to the upper class. ♥