Which of the following crops had the greatest impact on the economy of the early Chesapeake colonies?
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Correct answer: Tobacco
Tobacco became the 'gold' of Virginia and Maryland. While it brought immense wealth to the planter class, it was also extremely taxing on the soil, requiring constant westward expansion as land became depleted.
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