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A widespread and often-repeated story has it that it was Sir Walter Raleigh. But it wasn't. It was unknown Spanish sailors who were the first to try tobacco and who brought the habit back to Europe. But Sir Walter was an avid smoker and a popular public figure, so he certainly made smoking widely known and fashionable in England.
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Who taught the Virginians to grow tobacco?
John Rolfe taught the Virginians how to grow tobacco.
When was the tank introduced?
The first tanks were introduced on to the battlefield by the British in the First World War.
Who proved that the world is round?
The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and the Spanish fleet, proved the world was round. They were the first to circumnavigate around the world and complete the first voyage around the world.
What is first cash crop imported by Europe from America?
I believe tobacco was the first cash crop in the world
Who was the first to grow Tobacco in the new world?
The last of the thirteen colonies to be found was
Who introduced potatoes and tobacco to Europe for the first time?
Potatoes were introduced to Europe by the Spanish conquistadors who brought them back from South America in the late 16th century. Tobacco was introduced to Europe by the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus after he encountered it during his voyages to the Americas in the late 15th century.
In what year was the Ford Explorer first introduced?
1991
Which cash crop was first introduced in South Carolina?
The first cash crop that was introduced to South Carolina was rice. After that was indigo and then tobacco.
When was Internet Explorer 7 first introduced?
Internet Explorer 7 was first introduced in the first decade of the 21st century, when the advent of new internet browsers was at its peak. More specifically, 2006.
Where was the world's first escalator introduced?
The world's first escalator was introduced on Coney Island
Who invented the first billboards?
The first modern billboards were introduced in the late 19th century by the tobacco company Weyenberg Massiv-aussenwerbung (WMA) in Hamburg, Germany. They were used to promote their tobacco products.
Who introduced the tobacco crop to the colonists?
John Rolfe planted the first tobacco seed in the new world. Tobacco was extremely hard to get your hands on, and I think it was illegal (I would do more research if I were you). There was tobacco in every garden in Plymouth, VA after that. More and more people started to get addicted to it, so the demand went up for it (especially in England), and it soon became a major cash crop in the New World.
Who taught the Virginians to grow tobacco?
John Rolfe taught the Virginians how to grow tobacco.
Who first grew tobacco in the New World?
Indians
Who invented the first GMO?
The first genetically modified organism (GMO) was a tobacco plant created by scientists working for the biotechnology company Monsanto in 1983. They introduced a gene from a soil bacteria into the tobacco plant to make it resistant to antibiotics.
When was the tank introduced?
The first tanks were introduced on to the battlefield by the British in the First World War.
When were cigarettes first smoked in the UK?
Cigarettes were introduced in England during the Crimean War (1850's) by returning British soldiers who brought the custom of rolling tobacco in paper from their Ottoman (Turkish) peers.
