Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word or words. Use your study guide for help.
VS.4a
Tobacco and Agriculture
The success of tobacco as a ___________transformed life in the Virginia colony and encouraged _____________. A cash crop is a crop grown to sell for money rather than for use by growers.
The economy of the Virginia colony depended on _______________ as a primary source of wealth. Tobacco became the most profitable agricultural profit. It was sold in England as a cash crop.
The successful planting of tobacco depended on a reliable and inexpensive ________________. Large numbers of ________________ were brought to the colony against their will to work as slaves on the plantations. The Virginia colony became ______________________________, and the dependence lasted a long time.