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How did the 13 colonies provide for themselves? How did they make money?

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Answer: how they made money Their economy was based on trading, lumbering,fishing, whaling, shipping, fur trading (forest animals) and ship building. Because the New England Colonies could NOT strictly farm, what did they do to obtain food?

The 13 colonies were in America but were controlled by Britain. Colonies are typically settled by people from the home country. In order to expand the British Empire against the Spanish rival, Queen Elizabeth of England established colonies in North America. Each colony was founded under different circumstances.

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