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New York was a very popular trading area. People of a variety of cultures, such as the Dutch, Swedes, French, German, and English, would travel there to exchange goods, and culture as well. Because many people traded there, multiple different languages were spoken amongst the people that lived there. Additionally, there were different religious practices among the settlers who lived in this colony, including Jews. Being a relatively tolerant colony, there was a strict rule of religious tolerance that was enforced among the people. Women had specific roles in colonial New York. They trained their daughters in their line of work, which included managing the household and tended to the immediate land outside the home, such as gardens. Their work within the household involved cookng, cleaning, weaving clothes, fixing clothing, and washing. Once the daughters were old enough they would assist their mothers in their daily chores.