Tobacco Production

Tobacco Production

Depiction of 17th Century Colonial Tobacco Production in Virginia

This depiction shows a 17th century tobacco plantation in Virginia. Tobacco was an extremely important cash crop and its production fueled many early colonies and was shipped across the world to fuel growing markets. Tobacco production was extremely labor intensive and the plants required constant attention. Slave labor was used across the Americas to work tobacco plantations and this is shown in this depiction.

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