While some settlers in North Carolina were indeed poor tobacco farmers from Maryland, the population was diverse and included individuals from various backgrounds. Many early settlers were also from Virginia and other colonies, attracted by the promise of land and opportunity. The economy was influenced by agriculture, but not solely limited to tobacco farming, as other crops and industries emerged over time.
Tobacco farmers.
They grew tobacco for money and trade
No, the settlers in the northern Carolinas were not primarily poor tobacco farmers from Maryland. While some settlers did come from Virginia and Maryland with agricultural backgrounds, many were also seeking opportunities for land and a fresh start. The population was diverse, including individuals from various backgrounds, including indentured servants and those fleeing conflicts in other regions. The economy in the northern Carolinas was more focused on subsistence farming and less reliant on tobacco compared to the southern colonies.
The Maryland policy that required tobacco farmers to plant corn as well as tobacco was for the good of all. Tobacco had become such a cash crop, people neglected to plant corn and the food was becoming scarce.
Tobacco.
The farmers in Maryland grow a variety of crops including tobacco, corn, and soybeans. Some farmers plant their soybeans according to the temperature of the soil instead of a by date on the calendar.
Maryland grew tobacco,raieed chicken and tobacco for a export.
They do not produce any edible products since tobacco farmers by definition grow tobacco.
Tobacco.
no
They were lumbermen, ship and boat builders, tinkers and traders, chandlers and candlemakers, hemp and tobacco farmers, hunters and trappers and they did what had to be done.
Tobacco