man responsible for the cultivation of tobacco at jamestown?

Answer 1

John Rolfe

". . .Rolfe settled in Jamestown in 1610. In 1612, he established Varina Farms, a plantation on the James River about 30 miles upstream from the Jamestown Settlement, and across the river from Henricus. Native tobacco in Virginia was not liked by the English settlers. However, using strains he had brought from England, John Rolfe is credited with being the first to commercially cultivate Nicotiana tabacum tobacco plants in North America; export of the tobacco helped turn the Virginia Colony into a profitable venture. . ."

Answer 2

In 1609, John Rolfe arrived at the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. He is credited as the first man to successfully raise tobacco for commercial use at Jamestown. The tobacco raised in Virginia at that time, Nicotiana rustica, was not to the liking of the Europeans, but Rolfe had brought some seed for Nicotiana tabacum with him from Bermuda. Shortly after arriving, his first wife died, and he married Pocahontas, a daughter of Chief Powhatan. Although most of the settlers wouldn't touch the tobacco crop, Rolfe was able to make his fortune farming it for export at Varina Farms Plantation. When he left for England with Pocahontas, he was wealthy. When Rolfe returned to Jamestown following Pocahontas's death in England, he continued to improve the quality of tobacco. By 1620, 40,000 pounds of tobacco were shipped to England. By the time John Rolfe died in 1622, Jamestown was thriving as a producer of tobacco and Jamestown's population would top 4,000. Tobacco led to the importation of the colony's first black slaves as well as women from England in 1619.

Answer 3

John Rolfe

Answer 4

Probably an Indian.