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In the Chesapeake colonies, the most important cash crop was tobacco. Its cultivation became the backbone of the colonial economy, driving demand for labor and leading to the establishment of indentured servitude and, later, African slavery. Tobacco's profitability also spurred the growth of plantations and significantly influenced trade patterns and relations with Europe.

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