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What crop allowed the English colonies to survive?
The settlers planted this cash crop. In 1614, they began to trade their tobacco for money and supplies. People in England loved it. Tobacco became Virginia’s “gold.” It wasn’t actually gold, but selling tobacco made the colony wealthy.
What was the most important crop of English colonies?
Tobacco
Tobacco was a valuable export and corn, debatably the most important crop in colonial America, was used to feed both people and livestock. Colonists also harvested wild animals from hunting and fishing to supplement their diet with important protein.
What was the main crop at Jamestown?
Tobacco, Virginia’s premier cash crop during the colonial period, is grown at both museums, with seedlings planted in mid-spring.
What were the main crops in the middle colonies?
The middle colonies combined characteristics of the New England and southern Page 2 colonies. With a good climate and rich land, farmers there could grow large amounts of staple crops—crops that are always needed. These crops included wheat, barley, and oats. Farmers also raised livestock.
What were the two main crops grown in the middle colonies?
What crops were grown in colonial Virginia?
Virginia farmers raised vegetables like corn, beans, peas, carrots, and cabbage to eat. Corn was an important crop because it provided food for humans, eaten fresh or ground into corn meal flour, and food for farm animals; and the husks could be used for fodder, to make mats, or to stuff into mattresses.
What were the main products of the New England colonies?
Trade in the Colonies
| Region | Economy, Industries and Trade in the Colonies |
|---|---|
| New England Colonies | Fish, whale products, ships, timber products, furs, maple syrup, copper, livestock products, horses, rum, whiskey and beer |
Did New England grow cash crops?
However, relative to the massive for-profit cash-crop plantations in the South, plantations in New England were small-scale, and meant mainly for subsistence purposes rather than profit making.