Farming was important in Virginia dating from the beginning of Jamestown. Starting as a way to survive a hostile climate, farming became a huge industry because of the cash crop, tobacco. Tobacco became a livelihood for the farmers and plantation owners, and they owned or employed many others, who actually worked the land.
tobacco farming
Tobacco farming made the English colony of Virginia profitable
Virginia colony
The Jamestown colony
The Virginia Colony, as part of the south, had very hot and humid summers. It also had significant rainfall, which did make it a good area for farming.
tobacco farming
Tobacco farming made the English colony of Virginia profitable
started farming tobacco
Tobacco
the economic base of the colony of Virginia was good farming.
John Smith
the people were dependant and depended on the farming agriculture but at the same time they were becoming very wealthy
the colony of Virginia had some tough times with crops until john rolfe came along with tobacco in the mid 1600s
It gave them permission to go to Virginia to start a new English colony!!
tobacco
It was the main source of income for the colony. Money.
There is a colony called, The colony of Virginia. It is right where the state of Virginia now sits.