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I already had that question on my lesson
They financed their colonies much like the other conolizing counties did: by exporting the countries' produce and products and selling them at a profit on the (then mainly local or European) market.
Until the 19th century countries like England did moreover not spend much money on governing their colonies: local rulers (if present) usually were left to keep on ruling the country at their own expense, and 'white' settlements were supposed to be self-supporting.
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In 1900, the average salary of an American worker was $449.80 per year. However, unspecialized women made about 120 per year, black men weighed in at about 150, and black launderers at about 180. So, uh, that wage average is very heavily raised by the earnings of white men, but it's a census average regardless.