What did the colony maryland make money off of?
Popes Creek Plantation was one of many along the Chesapeake Bay region’s “Tobacco Coast.” Tobacco brought Virginia, Maryland and Britain great wealth. Tobacco was in high demand, stored easily, and served as currency, a bartering tool, and the primary colonial export. Tobacco cultivation was a four-season operation. Fields had to be cleared and tilled, and seeds had to be planted late in the winter in cold frames. Once the tiny plants were transplanted to the fields, they required constant care. Slaves weeded, wormed, and suckered the plants. The tobacco was harvested and then hung on sticks in tobacco houses to cure. Afterwards, it was packed into huge hogshead barrels for shipping….
