Question

A difference between tobacco plantations and cotton and sugar plantations was that tobacco plantations had?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) A larger percentage of female slaves.

A difference between tobacco plantations and cotton and sugar plantations was that tobacco plantations had a larger percentage of female slaves.

John Rolfe, a man from Jamestown, Virginia, brought some tobacco seeds from Trinidad island, in the Caribbean, and planted them in the Virginia fields. The results were unexpected. Tobacco crops were very good and well accepted in the colonies and were exported to England. People loved it. The tobacco leaf was more grey and bitter than European tobacco. From then on, tobacco was one of the most important elements in the economy of Virginia. A difference between tobacco plantations and cotton and sugar plantations was that tobacco plantations had a larger percentage of female slaves.

Answer 2

D. A larger percentage of female slaves