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Don't ignore the fact they'd need staple foods imported in as well or they'd starve.
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Don't worry, I shan't. Currently, they eat mostly fish, as well as the limited interior imports of staple crops from the Bahamas.

The main commercial aims of Bermuda will likely run as follows:

1) Secure trade routes to the mouth of the River Mississippi to guarantee a supply of wheat from the Great Plains.
2) Establish a continuous supply of wood for fuel and shipbuilding, perhaps by creating a base on Nova Scotia for Canadian timber.
3) Gain a reliable source of iron ore, probably by setting up a trade company for the Appalachian region.
4) Establish good relations with a nation willing to export electronics, or gain a sufficient educated population base along with supplies of copper, rubber and rare earth elements to kickstart Bermudian technological industry.