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They grow corn, potatoes, and wheat so that they can sell it to other colonies.

They also manufacture things such as lumber and iron.

With the lumber they build houses or barns.

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Most of the population of New Jersey were employed as farmers during the 1700's.

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farmers,mill workers,and a lotmore

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