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 Thomas Ieterson grant the Colony a charter, was much dispusted when the ships began to bring back from Jamestown tobacto in stead or Gold. He issred a Counterblast, likening the smake of nicotine to the Otrgian fumes of the pit, WRich io bot FOMIE5S Brit the tobacto trade was to prove more Iaerd Eive to the King& revenue than any gold mine, and the mcotine plant did more for the development of Virbinia than gold for Cahtornia. The new mdustry expanded at a rate which reminds as of the rabber plantations in Ma- ard and the Fobber Boom of Our OWh Pe7r. In 1620 VII ginig shipped 40, 00o pounds of tobatco to England; II 1628 it appear the export had reached 500, 0o pounds and it rent on advancing tor More, than a CehtvEY VRLIE in 1745, when Thomas Jetterson was two yeare old, it hadt F16EA to 78,000, 00o pounds Many of the plantation were very large, and had their Onn Wharves on the nearest tideWater, at which Enghsh ships landed their Freight and roaded their carroer for the FetUIN Voyage. The management of these plantations and of the trade with England required a good deal of skill indeed the tact Coutte57, and AAIHISETaEIVE 2bIIIEy which distinguished so many Readimt VirEIRIaRS In the eighteenth centary and prodaced the sa called Vir Fimian Dynasty of Presidents, may perhare have been inherited from the otganizers of the tobacts indarter Through causes which have not been ruthicient17 ex plained, the British Colonies of North Americe, though they practised sert covernment Untler their charters with considerable raetess, were umabte or AMWillmt to establish and Maintain Satistactory currencies Many seandalous MEASUTez OF FEPUDIalION at PAHIOIS times by the rarious Legistatures Fesilted Hom Exceseive Bouts o1 Paplr MORE7 Vireinia was comparatively tortunate; tot very Earty I [4