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What are some resources from different colonies in NYC and how might colonists use this resource?
The main resource in the New York Colies was agriculture. Indeed, the colony of New York was part of the "breadbasket colonies," named for the large number of crops produced there and the quality of the crops.
New York colonies also produced iron ore, traded furs, raised cattle that they traded, and built ships.
Colonists traded these resources with other colonies and exported most of these goods to European markets, basically to England.
The colony of New York was founded by the Duke of York in 1664.