Cash Crops from the Cash Crops from the Thirteen Colonies!Thirteen Colonies!

Written by:Written by:

Rebecca Chang &Rebecca Chang &

LiLin LiuLiLin Liu

How Was It Grown?How Was It Grown?

Rich soilRich soil Plenty of waterPlenty of water SunlightSunlight Need space to grow (not near each other) or Need space to grow (not near each other) or

will not growwill not grow

Was Tobacco Popular In The Was Tobacco Popular In The Colonial Times?Colonial Times?

Yes! Tobacco was very popular in the colonial Yes! Tobacco was very popular in the colonial times. times.

They enjoyed smoking!They enjoyed smoking!

Where Did Tobacco Come From? Where Did Tobacco Come From?

Grown in the southern coloniesGrown in the southern colonies Grown in plantationsGrown in plantations Agriculture productAgriculture product Hot places could grow tobaccoHot places could grow tobacco Shipped to Europe when habits were popularShipped to Europe when habits were popular Native Americans use tobacco to communicate Native Americans use tobacco to communicate

to spiritsto spirits

Did The Colonist Make MoneyDid The Colonist Make MoneyWith Tobacco?With Tobacco?

Yes! They made money for selling tobacco .Yes! They made money for selling tobacco . The colonist kept buying it because they really The colonist kept buying it because they really

liked to smoke.liked to smoke. They did not know it was bad for their lungs.They did not know it was bad for their lungs.

Where Was It Grown?Where Was It Grown?

It was grown in the southern coloniesIt was grown in the southern colonies It’s grown on a plantationIt’s grown on a plantation

GlossaryGlossary

Tobacco: the dried leaves of a plant that are Tobacco: the dried leaves of a plant that are smoked in cigarettessmoked in cigarettes