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Native Americans first cultivated and used tobacco.

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The Englishman who first cultivated tobacco in Virginia was?

John Rolfe


Who was the first to plant tobacco in Jamestown?

John Rolfe improved ways of preserving the pungent weed, but I am unsure of who first cultivated the tobacco in Virginia.


Why did John Rolfe go to Virginia?

He cultivated "rabbit tobacco."


Which of the following was John Rolfe's chief contribution to Virginia's economy?

The strain of tobacco cultivated by Rolfe was the export cash crop that helped make the Virginia Colony profitable. It was the mainstay of the farming plantations for generations. Huge warehouses, such as those on Richmond's Tobacco Row, attest to its popularity. Even almost 400 years later, tobacco figures prominently in Virginia's economy.


Which colony was the first to succeed exporting tobacco?

Virginia


What is Virginia's economy?

The economy of Virginia is tobacco.


What is the name of Virginia's first cash crop?

That would be tobacco.


Why is tobacco called the gold of Virginia?

Tobacco farming in the state of Virginia is extremely profitable.


What did John Rolfe contribute to the Colony of Virginia?

John Rolfe was the first to plant tobacco in Virginia. Tobacco became the economic salvation of the colony and, for years, its biggest cash crop.


What products were used in the Virginia colony?

Tobacco


What was Virginia's first cash crop?

Virginia's first cash crop was and continues to be tobacco. It grows very well in the state and produces a great deal of money for them.


What helped Jamestown growing trade?

Tobacco was Virginia's first profitable export.