USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Polish craftsmen in the Jamestown Colony first arrived in 1608 with Captain John Smith to serve in essential industries in the New World. They are generally considered the first Polish Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Artisans were another social class in colonial America. These craftsmen included silversmiths, carpenters, masons, shipwrights, coopers, bakers, butchers, blacksmiths, tailors, and shoemakers. Artisans often lived above their shops, which were located in villages, towns, cities, and even plantations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some artisans included blacksmiths (who made products from iron), coopers ( who made barrels from wood), and cobblers (who made shoes). Children and young men became apprentices and worked alongside master artisans, learning the trade from them in hopes that they could one day earn a living by this trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -Big cities such as Philadelphia and New York were major shipping hubs, and craftsmen such as blacksmiths, silversmiths, cobblers, wheelwrights, wigmakers, milliners, and others contributed to the economies of such cities.