The most important cash crop in Colonial America was tobacco, first cultivated by the English at their Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1610 CE by the merchant John Rolfe (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1681/tobacco--colonial-american-economy/ #History #EuropeanColonizationoftheAmericas #JamestownColonyofVirginia #JohnRolfe
Tobacco & Colonial American Economy

The most important cash crop in Colonial America was tobacco, first cultivated by the English at their Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1610 CE by the merchant John Rolfe (l. 1585-1622 CE). Tobacco grew...

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