Question

4. Cash Crops like tobacco and wheat enabled the early colonists to

survive and eventually become very wealthy.
O True
O False

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

The American tobacco industry was started by John Rolfe, the eventual husband of Pocahontas. 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!