How did the London Company change life in Jamestown?

A. It took over control of the tobacco plantations.

B. They sent slaves to the colony to work on the tobacco farms.

C. Females were encouraged to change the gender ratio in the colony.

D. The company hired indentured servants to assist with colonial growth

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Marley Frazier

6 March, 22:33

How did the London Company change life in Jamestown?

A. It took over control of the tobacco plantations.

B. They sent slaves to the colony to work on the tobacco farms.

C. Females were encouraged to change the gender ratio in the colony.

D. The company hired indentured servants to assist with colonial growth

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Natalie Miranda · Answer 1

B. They sent slaves to the colony to work on the tobacco farms.

Emmanuel Thomas · Answer 2

A. It took over control of the tobacco plantations.

Explanation:

Two private companies began the process of colonization of North America from 1606. After the British Crown was granted, the London Company monopolized the region to the north. It was up to the Plymouth Company the southern territories.

After failing to find gold and other exploitable products, settlers learned to grow tobacco. By replacing native Virginia tobacco with more-palatable plants from the West Indies, the company was able to raise a product that could compete with Spanish tobacco in the British market. After sent the first barrels to England in 1614, other colonists observed his lucrative results and imitated him. By the end of the decade, the colony had virtually a one-crop economy.

Tobacco farms only received slave labor from 1619.