USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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).

Detailed explanation-2: -Rolfe brought tobacco seeds to Jamestown from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. In 1612, he harvested his first tobacco crop, which was well-received in England, and which, became the colony’s cash crop!

Detailed explanation-3: -Tobacco is a huge cash crop in the Southern and Middle colonies. Due to the demand and supply of to-bacco prices have gone higher and lower. Tobacco is grown in the Middle and Southern colonies be-cause it is hot and there are many plantations in the Middle and Southern colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Colonists only grew corn and wheat for use by their families. Other crops were grown, but mostly for individual consumption.

Detailed explanation-5: -People not only used their own tobacco as currency, but they used that of others as well. They exchanged tobacco for goods or paid other people with the crop, who then used it as currency in the local economy for whatever they needed.