USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The blacksmith was one of the most essential tradesmen of any colonial town. They were the one-stop shop for most any item made from metal. They made household items such as pots, pans, and sewing needles. If you needed tools, they made hammers, nails, axes, shovels and more.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1607 the first colony at Jamestown brought over a blacksmith. In 1810 Pennsylvania reported 2, 562 blacksmith shops doing $1, 572, 627 worth of work. In 1850 the United States had 100, 000 blacksmiths and whitesmiths, in addition to gunsmiths and machinists.