The main crop in Jamestown in 1607 was tobacco. It was grown by English settlers and sold to the Native Americans and to people back in England. It was easy to grow and brought in a lot of money.
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very gross, they had hominy and peas porridge in bad times and in good they had chicken stew with corn and animal fat, everyone had wine in good times and boiled water in bad.
Tobacco saved it. John Rolf introduced tobacco to the colony and because of it tobacco was grown everywhere it could be planted and was used as money.
Rice was the most profitable cash crop.
Jamestown was best known for cash crop farming.
The cash crop of Jamestown was tobacco ( I am not sure ) I don't know the 2nd part.
actually john rolfe introduced the American crop tobacco to the colony. This crop did save Jamestown. Also, they offered 50 acres of land to any man, woman, or child who could pay their way to Jamestown, which lead to a higher population. that is true but they where the first colony were everyone didnt die.
John Rolfe brought some tobacco seeds from the west Indies to Jamestown that's right i' a social studies teacher