Economy AND SOCIETY
Small, family farms are in the heart of Maryland's economy. Land is divided fairly evenly. The debts are divided among the colonists, with single men receiving one share (twenty acres and livestock) and heads of families receiving one share per family member. Farming is productive enough to make the colony self-sufficient in food production.
Agriculture also makes up an important part of the Maryland economy. We have adopted Native American agricultural practices and crops. We plant maize, squash, pumpkins, beans, and potatoes. Besides the crops themselves, we have learned productive farming techniques from the Native Americans, such as proper crop rotation and the use of dead fish to fertilize the soil. Like other colonies of the Chesapeake Bay, its economy was based on tobacco as a commodity crop, cultivated primarily by African slave labor, although many young people came from the British Isles as indentured servants in the early years.
Strong goods such as clothes, and furnishings represent an important source of economic stability for
those living here. Money will be fairly easy to make and you will find living here will be quite profitable in the long run!
Agriculture also makes up an important part of the Maryland economy. We have adopted Native American agricultural practices and crops. We plant maize, squash, pumpkins, beans, and potatoes. Besides the crops themselves, we have learned productive farming techniques from the Native Americans, such as proper crop rotation and the use of dead fish to fertilize the soil. Like other colonies of the Chesapeake Bay, its economy was based on tobacco as a commodity crop, cultivated primarily by African slave labor, although many young people came from the British Isles as indentured servants in the early years.
Strong goods such as clothes, and furnishings represent an important source of economic stability for
those living here. Money will be fairly easy to make and you will find living here will be quite profitable in the long run!