Colonists at Work

This is a young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person.

• apprentice
• artisan

This is a skilled worker, such as a blacksmith or carpenter, who makes things by hand.

• apprentice
• artisan

This person made shoes from leather and wood.

• Miller
• Fisherman
• Blacksmith
• Shoemaker

This person made and repaired iron goods, such as horseshoes, axes, gun parts, and nails.

• Cooper
• Surveyor
• Blacksmith
• Miller

This person caught cod and other fish from the Atlantic Ocean.

• Fisherman
• Miller
• Printer
• Merchant

This person made barrels from wood and iron.

• Mason
• Miller
• Cooper
• Merchant

This person made printed posters, newspapers, and books.

• Printer
• Blacksmith
• Cooper
• Miller

This person made maps and marked boundary lines.

• Shoemaker
• Dressmaker
• Surveyor
• Printer

This person ran mills where colonists could grind corn and wheat into flour.

• Merchant
• Cooper
• Mason
• Miller

This person traded goods with England and other countries.

• Blacksmith
• Merchant
• Dressmaker
• Surveyor