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Jamestown started out with a charter, meaning that a company in this case The London Company owned them. In the first year they did not establish agriculture or a village because they were too busy looking for gold. John Smith helped to bring settlement to the colony. Tobacco ended up being their choice of agriculture and trade made possible by John Rolfe, who married Pocohontas who later changed her name to Rebeka. In 1624 the colony went bankrupt and the king of England had to take it over as a royal colony.
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How is Jamestown important to us?
Jamestown was a for profit tobacco economy
What was the economy of Jamestown?
plantation agriculture
What exports brought financial prosperity to the colony at Jamestown?
Cultivating tobacco saved Jamestown's economy.
How did tabacco change jamestown?
It caused the economy to boom.
What was the economy in Jamestown Virginia in 1607?
mostly tobacco
What crop became the basis of the Jamestown economy?
The State of Virginia where Jamestown is located became the major producer of Tobacco.
What did Jamestown colony dress like?
Jamestown dress like
What miracle crop save Jamestown's economy?
John Rolfe's importation of tobacco...
How did the decision to grow tobacco change Jamestown?
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
How did the colonists' decision to grow tobacco change Jamestown?
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
How did the colonists decision grow tobacco change Jamestown?
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
Which product changed the economy of Jamestown?
Tobacco. A new, high-grade tobacco was developed by John Rolfe in 1612, and it became very popular in England. As the colonists learned to grow it, they became very successful, and it changed the economy of Jamestown in many ways.
