Question

Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because:_______.
a) it could be produced easily and quickly.
b) it was smoked by the lower class.
c) the poor were used to plant and harvest it.
d) it could be purchased at a low price.
e) it required complicated processing.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) it could be produced easily and quickly.

Explanation:

In the colonial times of the 17th century, tobacco was "a poor man´s crop" and sugar was " a rich man´s crop," and these were the two main crops in the English settlements in the West Indies. Tobacco was easy to plant, to cultivate and its processing was not complicated. It didn´t require a large labor force per acre.

Answer 2

Answer:

A is your correct answer ok

Explanation: