Tobacco farming changed settlement in Jamestown, this is due largely to the fact that the American soil in the area was perfect conditions for farming tobacco, and at the time tobacco was an incredibly popular trade. This not only brought wealth and prosperity to Jamestown in the form of trade with Britain, Africa, and the Middle East, but it also brought along more settlers who saw how well the village was doing and wanted to profit. It could even be argued that without tobacco, America might not have been viewed as worthy of becoming a place of immigration.