How did the colonists acquire their manufactured goods?
Manufactured goods, such as furniture, clothing, bedding, and cookware, were acquired in several ways. Some of the items were brought over with individual families, stored in the “holds” of ships from Mayflower onward. Other necessities were sent over for the town as a whole, arriving about once a year, if at all. The colonists also traded with Native People for furs, which were then sold in England or traded for English goods from passing ships.
