There were several crops, but tobacco was the money crop.
Tobacco
tobacco
Bread
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.
Most were Jerichoholics;)
tobacco
Tobacco
tobacco
tobacco
Tobacco
tobacco
Bread
chesapeake had higher mortality rate
Tobacco
tobacco
Most were Jerichoholics;)
It was probablybread. The middle colonies made most bread other colonies used; therefore, they were called the "Bread Colonies."Or it could be tobacco from the southern colonies.