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Officials of the Virginia Company established the colony at Jamestown to make a profit. They expected the colonists to find marketable Natural Resources, develop industries or produce an agricultural product that would succeed in making money for the colony and its investors in England. After finding no precious metals and failing at such endeavors as glassmaking and silk production, John Rolfe finally succeeded by growing a sweet variety of tobacco which was all the rage in England.
This meant land became a very important resource since a great deal of land was required to grow tobacco. Because growing tobacco also required a lot of hard work and labor, more people (human resources) were needed to work in the fields. The more workers one had, the more tobacco they could grow and the greater the profit they could recognize.
Indentured servitude met this need at first, but later slavery became entrenched as an institution in Virginia, because of the labor force it provided the colonists for tobacco production. It didn't take the colonists long to realize that economic specialization would be the way to go, and tobacco became a cash crop for the colony. So tobacco helped Jamestown's economy by giving it the funding it needed to survive.
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How did tobacco and crop is help Jamestown?
It flourished and eventually made them grow into a successful colony.
How did tobacco help the Virginia colonists survive?
Tobacco was the biggest cash crop in the Virginia Colony. It was always in demand and farmers were able to export a lot of it to Britain.
How did Jamestown settlement survive the first two years?
Jamestown settlement survived the first to years by the help of Captain John Smith.
Why did the colonists settle in Jamestown Virginia?
The colonists settled in Jamestown, Virginia because they thought that it might have gold and silver. Also, they moved here because of its abundant resources. The main crop of this was tobacco. They were the center of the tobacco industry. Furthermore, Jamestown was conveniently located next to the ocean, so supply ships could easily access Jamestown and tobacco exports could be easily made. Eventually, help from the British navy was needed.
How did tobacco help Jamestown grow?
it was a cashcrop
What are differences between Plymouth and Jamestown?
Had tobacco to help Jamestown grow and Plymouth had none
What crop did africans help grow?
Cotton and tobacco.
How did tobacco help Virginia colonists survive?
Tobacco was the biggest cash crop in the Virginia Colony. It was always in demand and farmers were able to export a lot of it to Britain.
How did the growing of tobacco help the colonist at Jamestown?
By getting money for trade
How did the growing of tobacco help the colonist of Jamestown?
By getting money for trade
What help the Jamestown colony members to work harder and survive after near failure?
tobacco and many other things like the native americans, they showed them how to hunt and grow crops
Who saved the Jamestown economy?
The Native Americans who taught the white settlers how to grow indigenous crops, such as tobacco. Tobacco turned out to be a cash crop for the settlers to the point where it was even used as currency. Without the natives' help, their settlement would have failed like previous attempts in the area.
