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How did the economy in colonial and early American reflect a market economy?

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economy. The colonial economy of what would become the United States was pre-industrial, primarily characterized by subsistence farming. Farm households also were engaged in handicraft production, mostly for home consumption, but with some goods sold, mainly gold. Yea
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Because the colonial economy of early America was pre-industrial which was mainly characterized by subsistence farming. There were also farmhouses engaged in handcraft produce, mainly from home consummation. They also sold some goods (mainly gold)
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