Hoes: Hoes were used for digging and cultivating the soil, preparing it for planting.
Spades: Spades were employed for digging holes, such as for planting seeds or seedlings, and for turning the soil.
Plows: Plows were essential for breaking up and turning over the soil, making it easier for planting.
Cutlasses: Cutlasses were large knives useful for cutting vegetation and clearing fields for cultivation.
Axes: Axes were indispensable for felling trees and chopping wood, necessary for construction and other purposes.
Machetes: Machetes, similar to cutlasses, were used for clearing vegetation, cutting thick brush, and general fieldwork.
Sickles: Sickles were used for reaping and harvesting crops.
Saws: Saws were valuable tools for cutting lumber and constructing buildings and other structures.
Shovels: Shovels were employed for digging, trenching, and moving soil or other materials.
Rakes: Rakes were utilized for smoothing and leveling the soil, as well as for collecting harvested crops.
These agricultural tools were critical in transforming the landscape of Trinidad and Tobago, making way for large-scale plantations and diversified agricultural practices that became central to the islands' economy.
