What crop became Virginia's chief source of revenue?

Tobacco.

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  3. Cotton

Why: John Rolfe experimented with tobacco, and it became Virginia's chief source of revenue within a decade.

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Answer: Tobacco. John Rolfe experimented with tobacco, and it became Virginia's chief source of revenue within a decade.

  1. History of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
    It became Virginia's chief source of revenue within a decade
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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