Economy
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Rhode Island has a fantastic economy with everything ranging from trading to jobs. Rhode Island has quite a few jobs. One of the jobs you can snag is as a farmer or dairy farmer. Although we have poor (I wouldn't say terrible...) soil, we find a way around it. Another job that's available is as a trader. It's actually pretty easy. Just find some items to trade, find someone to trade with, and boom! On to the next customer. Two final jobs you can get in the amazing Rhode Island colony are in agriculture/aquaculture and manufacturing boats, in other words, as a shipbuilder. If you don't know what aquaculture is, it's basically the same thing as agriculture, but with water.
Along with many good jobs, Rhode Island has a ton of cash crops and natural resources. Some of our cash crops include corn, apples, water, oysters, sugar, sweets, fish, whale products, shipping, timber products, furs, maple syrup, copper, whiskey, and beer. Man, we have a lot of cash crops! I'm not even sure which is longer, this list or our official name (State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)! If you're wondering who we trade with, we traded with the Native Americans and the west coast of Africa for gold. Oh, we used to have slaves, but we stopped having them. In fact, we were one of the first states to ban slavery! Some of our natural resources we could take from the land were stone, gravel, and food, such as berries and nuts. Rhode Island has a great economy, so why not visit for a day... or month... or year... or forever.
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