Tobacco was actually grow in the Southern parts of the United States, early on it was tried in the northern States but it was not very successful due to weather and soil conditions. Tobacco was not found in the United States it was actually smuggled out of England by John Rolfe in 1609 when he left England to come to Jamestown VA. (the Oldest known settlement to still be around in the United States). The soil there was perfect for raising Tobacco and the framing of Tobacco flourished throughout that area
The colony of North Carolina was on the east side of the new world, the natural resources included great planting soil, it had the best climate being a southern colony, so it had the longest growing season, the colonist grew cash crops such as sugar cane, rice, tobacco, and indigo. The southern colonies had few mountains, and quite a bit of trees. The southern colonies had the biggest amounts of land. The colony was near the ocean too.
Rolfe reacted to consumer demand by importing seed from the West Indies and cultivating the plant in the Jamestown colony. Those tobacco seeds became the seeds of a huge economic empire. By 1630, over a million and a half pounds of tobacco were being exported from Jamestown every year. The tobacco economy rapidly began to shape the society and development of the colony. Growing tobacco takes its toil on the soil. Because tobacco drained the soil of its nutrients, only about three successful growing seasons could occur on a plot of land. Then the land had to lie fallow for three years before the soil could be used again. This created a huge drive for new farmland.
He experimented with tobacco plants, by crossbreeding tobacco from brazil, with a harsh strain of weeds that Native Americans had grown. Making the plants spread like wildfire. His experiment resulted in high quality tobacco. It was then called brown gold, because of it's popularity. The Virginia colony exported more than 1.5 million lbs of tobacco to England every year.
growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco -apex ;)
New Amsterdam :P
In the 1600's, tobacco was grown in the southern colonies. The main colony that grew tobacco was the Virginia colony.
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in the store.
they were tobacco, rice , and indigo.
cotton, tobacco, rice, corn, and wheat
Tobacco
The Virginia colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe.
cotton on most plantations though you could also argue tobacco for Virginia which is a Southern Colony
the Jamestown colony john rolfe was the first one to plant and cure tobacco and save the Jamestown colony from disaster.
By raising tobacco for export to Europe.
Tobacco farming made the English colony of Virginia profitable