Guardians of Jamestown: 1619
Influence of Tobacco on Jamestown
Episode 5 | 4m 59s
Tobacco was Jamestown's most successful cash crop.
The Jamestown colonists found a new way to make money for The Virginia Company: tobacco. The demand for tobacco eventually became so great, that the colonists turned to enslaved Africans as a cheap source of labor for their plantations. The legacy of tobacco and the tragedy of slavery are forever entwined in Virginia’s history.
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Guardians of Jamestown: 1619 is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media
Guardians of Jamestown: 1619
Influence of Tobacco on Jamestown
Episode 5 | 4m 59s
The Jamestown colonists found a new way to make money for The Virginia Company: tobacco. The demand for tobacco eventually became so great, that the colonists turned to enslaved Africans as a cheap source of labor for their plantations. The legacy of tobacco and the tragedy of slavery are forever entwined in Virginia’s history.
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