Question

Who brought tobacco back from the New World? A. Francis Drake B. Sir Walter Raleigh C. Edmund Spenser D. William Shakespeare

Answer 1

B. Sir Walter Raleigh

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B, Sir Walter Raleigh, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English poet, writer, politician, soldier, explorer and spy. He is the one who is best known for popularizing tobacco throughout England. In the year 1585, an English colony was sponsored by him on Roanoke Island. Two attempts made by him for the colonization of the Roanoke Island failed in the years 1585 and 1857 respectively. He is credited with carrying potatoes and tobacco back to Britain, although both of the commodities were previously known via the Spanish.