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John Rolfe lived from 1585 to 1622 and was married to Pocahontas. His chief contribution to Virginia's economy was the cultivation of tobacco.

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Was John Rolf chief Contribution to Virginia's economy?

John Rolfe lived from 1585 to 1622 and was married to Pocahontas. His chief contribution to Virginia's economy was the cultivation of tobacco.


Which of the following was John Rolfe's chief contribution to Virginia's economy?

The strain of tobacco cultivated by Rolfe was the export cash crop that helped make the Virginia Colony profitable. It was the mainstay of the farming plantations for generations. Huge warehouses, such as those on Richmond's Tobacco Row, attest to its popularity. Even almost 400 years later, tobacco figures prominently in Virginia's economy.


What is the name of native american chief who the colony of virginia to survive?

john rolfe


What important thing did Pocahontas do for Virginia?

she married john Rolfe and was the daughter of Chief Powhatan She moved to Virgina with him


Why is John Rolfe a major person?

John Rolfe is a major person because he married Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy and also was the first to cultivate tobacco as an export crop from the Colony of Virginia.


Was John Rolfe the leader of Jamestown?

No, not a political leader. He was however the first profitable tobacco planter in the Virginia Colonies. He was also the son-in-law of Wahunsenacawh, the chief of the Powhatan (local Native American tribe); Rolfe married Pocahontas, renaming her Rebecca when she was baptised.


The Virginia colonist John Rolfe?

John Rolfe was Pocahontas's husband. _________________________________________ He made tobacco in the 1600's He was primarily responsible for the development of commercial tobacco cultivation in Virginia and became the son-in-law of Powhatan.


Who was the explorer who married an Indian Chiefs' daughter?

Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, married English settler John Rolfe in 1614. Their marriage helped to establish a period of peace between the English settlers in Jamestown and the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia.


Who is Virginia's chief justice?

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia is Cynthia D. Kinser.


How do you spell pcoahantes?

The Amerindian chief's daughter who married John Rolfe was Pocahontas (birth name Matoaka).


Where is the statue of chief Powhatan?

the staue of chief Powhatan is at Jamestown, Virginia.


Was Pocahontas a real person?

Yes, She was born sometime around 1595 in the Tidewater region of Virginia. She later moved to England and her status in England was a King's daughter(because her father was the Chief of his tribe)