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By growing tobacco.
By growing tobacco.
One major issue for Chesapeake planters who were growing tobacco was the availability and acceptance of slave labor.
Tobacco was successful because of the profit it made. It could be sold for a good price to England and the colonists could grow plenty of it due to Jamestown's location (Virginia which has a great climate for growing crops.
Things started to get better when colonists began to grow tobacco. Europeans learned about tobacco from the Indians. In 1612, a settler named John Rolfe discovered that Jamestown was ideal for growing tobacco. Then the arrival of woman also helped the colony prosper.
By growing tobacco.
When colonists started growing tobacco
By growing tobacco.
By growing tobacco.
By growing tobacco.
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It saved money and made money for the villages
One major issue for Chesapeake planters who were growing tobacco was the availability and acceptance of slave labor.
Shipbuilding, iron works, growing tobacco, and trading are some activities they would do for money.
Tobacco was successful because of the profit it made. It could be sold for a good price to England and the colonists could grow plenty of it due to Jamestown's location (Virginia which has a great climate for growing crops.
No it isn't. The most profitable commodity traded by Virginia colonists was tobacco. So profitable was it, that Virginia started to worry about having enough farmers growing food rather than tobacco.
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