Crops were vital to Jamestown's survival and economic stability, as they provided the necessary food for settlers and helped sustain the colony through harsh conditions. Tobacco, in particular, became a cash crop that fueled economic growth and trade, attracting investment and labor, including indentured servants and enslaved people. The success of these crops ensured the colony's viability and laid the foundation for future agricultural development in Virginia. Additionally, cultivating crops allowed the settlers to establish better relations with Indigenous peoples through trade and exchange.
The English founded Jamestown. The English settlers grew the cash crops in Jamestown.
The crops they ate was corn,potato's, and
corn and tobacco mainly.
Planted crops
mainly tobacco
corn and wheat
the climate made it harder for the people crops to grow. it was sooo hot in Jamestown and there is not much rain so the crops didnt grow as well
They showed them how to grow different foods and crops, which allowed the Jamestown colonists to survive.
the crops were tobacco wheat corn and timber also some fish
corn, beans ,watermelon ,fish,celery
New agricultural products were grown in the colony
tobacco and pumkins