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Which factor accounts for the growth of the slave population in the Virginia Colony?

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Growth of commodity crops and slavery
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Growth of commodity crops and slavery. Virginia planters developed the commodity crop of tobacco as the chief export. It was a labor-intensive crop, and demand for it in England and Europe led to an increase in the importation of African slaves in the colony.

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