they produced and traded goods and services-food, shelter, boomerangs for hunting to satisfy their basic needs. Young men became hunters. young women gathered food and took care of their families. People willingly shared and traded basic goods and services.
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They used the barter system by trading goods and services for other goods and services.
There may have been monetary costs, but just as often as not tradesman used barter as a means to exchange services for services, goods for services or goods for goods. In other words, they traded.
There were many goods and services required in the United States during the 1800's. The goods people needed included tea, coffee, fabric, cotton, sugar, horses, leather, and more. The services required in the colonial states included plow making, horse shoes, mill services, leather tanning, furniture making, veterinarian services, medical care, and others.
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