tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because is cash Between the First and Second
Between the First and Second World Wars, tobacco farmers' wages fluctuated to the point of absurdity. Farm families were temporarily relieved from impoverishment by the huge tobacco demand generated by WWI, but tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because Tobacco: The Most Versatile Cash Crop Tobacco had been cultivated and smoked by Native Americans for centuries before Christopher Columbus introduced it to Europe. Jane Pauley reports on how growing tobacco became America's first cash crop and Tobacco in Colonial Virginia Encyclopedia Virginia Growing tobacco is catastrophic. It results in millions going hungry. Did you know? Tobacco is a labour intensive crop. It is also not a highly profitable crop for farmers or governments. Grow food, not Tobacco & Colonial American Economy World History Encyclopedia
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