The first ones to grow tobacco were the Native Americans.
the colonists did not have to work anymore.
John Rolfe
John Rolfe
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
a need for labor
They thought there was gold.
looking for gold
Jamestown was built in a swamp. Although it kept natives at bay, the soil was bad and disease and disease carriers were in no short supply. The original settlers were of an upper class and had never had to work before, making them lazy. The colony managed to have some success when John Rolfe introduced tobacco, a get-rich-quick variety of crop.
just keep on farming
farming f1 and sell the items
Cash crops. Many different things helped but mostly cash crops such as tobacco.
The Jamestown colony was settled by colonists who wanted to come to the New World for the purpose of making money, and whose trips were made possible by investors. The colony was sponsored by the Virginia Company. The investors of the company expected quick profits from the colony, and were not happy about the early failures of the colonists.