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What crop allowed the early English colony of virginia
to become profitable and survive

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Tobacco! Settlers in Jamestown realized that they could sell Tobacco to European countries to make lots of profit, since Tobacco was considered a luxury. Jamestown was able to survive due to all the commerce that was created around shipping Tobacco back to Europe.
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