OCCUPATIONS IN THE COLONIES GRQ’S
The difference between a colonial farmer and a planter was that colonial farmers worked small, family-run farms, while planters were wealthy, educated, who oversaw the operations on their large farms, or plantations. Colonial farmers used plows, hoes, axes, and building tools to clear land, dig ditches, build fences, farm buildings, plow, and do other heavy labor. Planters used books to track expenses and sales. They dealt with the logistics rather than hard labor, supervised the slaves and staff, and inspected crops.…