What was the major result of planting tobacco at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony? Question 8 options: Less labor was needed due
to the type of crop It caused the colony to become less profitable More labor was needed and it required indentured servants and later slave labor to increase growth and profits Less tobacco was grown on each acre of land
This system assisted in the development of major settlements at Norfolk, Alexandria, and Richmond. Tobacco formed the basis of the colony's economy: it was used to purchase the indentured servants and slaves to cultivate it, to pay local taxes and tithes, and to buy manufactured goods from England.
