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Where did the poorer people in colonial times get most of their food and clothing? Where did the wealthy get theirs?

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1. The rich got the luxury clothing from China. But the poor people had very little clothing so they had to make some with their hands.

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They wealthy got their clothes from china because of the huge silk output they had, which was considered luxury. most poor people had little clothes which were either made by hand or made in a textile mill

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