I believe tobacco was the first cash crop in the world
It was sugar.
They imported a great deal from the British, smugglers brought in things from France and the Dutch, they made things, and grew cash crops.
Cash crops were not only shipped to Europe. Cash crops were shipped to many different locations all around the world.
tobacco
Napoleon took back the territory of Louisiana from Spain in 1800, hoping to establish a French Empire in North America but a slave revolt in Haiti and an impending war against Great Britain make him to give up this plan and sell the entire territory the the US.
He needed cash to continue his war in Europe.
Tobacco was the first cash crop in the English Colonies in America. The first to grow tobacco was John Rolfe of Jamestown. He brought tobacco seeds he had acquired in Trinidad . By 1612, he had harvested his initial crop to be exported to Europe.
It means a whole pile of money. If he can get it back to Europe and sell it before it goes bad, he can make a a whack of cash, as this was a very exotic fruit from South America that needed to be imported on a long boat ride.....
They imported a great deal from the British, smugglers brought in things from France and the Dutch, they made things, and grew cash crops.
It was Tobacoo
about $5000 to $7000 in cash in North America ($10K in Europe) and a helmet. Also, thick skin helps.
Tea was imported to the colonies. The colonies exported tobacco, lumber, and sugar.
The first cash crop in the British colonies was Tabacco which had rapidly grown popular in Europe which was their main/only trade route.
Cash America International was created in 1984.
Cash America-- Lawson Portal
Cash America International.
Cash crops were not only shipped to Europe. Cash crops were shipped to many different locations all around the world.
Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco were the primary crops grown and were exported to Europe.