men's jobs and roles in colonial new york
In colonial New York, men's responsibilities were very different from women's responsibilities. Most importantly, men were expected to earn money for the family. Money was needed in order to survive, and since women were not allowed to have paying jobs, men were responsible for making money. Also, men had to do a variety of hard labor tasks. An example of this is building houses and furniture. Since it was considered "improper" for women to do tasks like these, men were responsible. Those are men's jobs and roles in colonial New York.
In colonial America, men made all of the important decisions in the household. His wife and child(ren) obeyed him without any question. - http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rking/webquests/
colonialfamily2/#mens-roles