A brief overview of the industries and trade in each of the regions.

• New England Colonies: Fish, ships, timber products, furs, whale products, maple syrup, copper, livestock products, horses, rum, whiskey and beer

• Middle Colonies: Corn and wheat and livestock including beef and pork. Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, shipbuilding, coal, textiles and the fur trade

• Southern Colonies: Tobacco, sugar, rice, indigo, cotton, via the Slave Plantations, lumber, furs, farm products

Colonial Trades
Trades in Colonial America included The Apothecary, The Architect, The Blacksmith, The Brewer, The Brick Maker, The Carpenter, The Caulker, The Chandler,  The Cooper (Barrel Maker), The Gunsmith, The Farmers, The Fur Traders, The Hatter, The Iron Makers, The Joiner, The Milliner, The Overseer, The Publican (Taverns), The Printer, The Sawmill Workers, The Shipbuilders, The Shoemaker (Bootmaker, Cobbler), The Tanner, The Trappers, The Warehouse workers, The Whalers and the Wheelwright.