corn
sugar cane
Hemp
Hemp.
The settlers decided to grow tobacco as a cash crop, since it was suited to the soils of the Virginia region.
Native Americans first taught European settlers to grow corn in the early 17th century, particularly in the regions of New England and the Chesapeake. The Powhatan Confederacy taught English settlers in Virginia, while the Wampanoag tribe shared agricultural techniques with the Pilgrims in Massachusetts around 1620. Corn, or maize, became a staple crop for the settlers, significantly influencing their survival and agricultural practices.
The settlers decided to grow tobacco as a cash crop, since it was suited to the soils of the Virginia region.
The settlers grew tobacco as their cash crop. This got them a lot of money.
They did not practice crop rotation. The soil be lacking in nutrients, crops wouldn't grow and without the crop roots, the soil became very mobile in the wind.
When you sell that crop or grow it to sell
When you sell that crop or grow it to sell
When you sell that crop or grow it to sell