Question

Why was the tobacco culture of early maryland and virginia so harsh and unstable. how did the environmental and demographic conditions of the chesapeake region—especially rampant disease and the scarcity of women—affect the social and political life of the colonies?

Answer 1

The tobacco culture of early Maryland and Virginia was so harsh due to several social and political reasons on the region, first, the colonists were mostly man and just a few women, so there were a few marriages and the children didn't have both parents most of the time. Second the family structure, socially speaking was very weak. Third, the diseases at the time like malaria and typhoid led to a life range of 20 to 50 years The environmental and demographic condition of the Chesapeake region affected the colonies because the overplanting of tobacco created erosion on the soil, making English migrate upriver, and this fact damaged the relationship with native americans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Facts like overplanting, scarcity of women, rampant desease developed on this region , and English being force to move up river, created a harsh and unstable panorama on the social, political and enviromental field.

Answer 2

The tobacco culture of early Maryland and Virginia so harsh and unstable because of the seasonal and environmental changes and adjustifications. Because of the continuous change of weather, diseases became rampant. And since women is scarce, reproduction and child-rearing become a challenge.