Question

This statement was made by King James I of England in 1604.

“A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs…”


Based on the quote, which profitable colonial industry was King James I referring to?
A The mining of gold
B The growing of corn
C The cutting down of lumber
D The growing of tobacco

Answer 1

I'm not sure but it says harmful to the brain and dangerous to the lungs so maybe " the growing of tobacco " :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) the growing of tobacco.

The profitable colonial industry King James I was referring to was the growing of tobacco.

In Jamestown, Virginia, there was a man called John Rolfe. He was the first to grow tobacco in the American colonies. He brought some tobacco seeds from Trinidad in the Caribbean and started to cultivate tobacco. The success was immidiate. The Virginia plantations produced so much tobacco to internal consumption and for exportation to England. The product was well accepted in Europe and for many years, the economy of the colony was based in growing tobacco.