EXPLAIN how John Rolfe's discovery that Virginia was the perfect environment to cultivate tobacco led to Jamestown's success AND to a great deal of conflict. *
Before 1611, Rolfe began cultivating tobacco seeds grown in the West Indies; he probably obtained them from Trinidad or some other Caribbean location. When the new tobacco was sent to England, it proved immensely popular, helping to break the Spanish monopoly on tobacco and create a stable economy for Virginia. America known for being the first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia and for marrying Pocahontas.
