Tobacco

Definition

Tobacco is an American plant that has been used as a cash crop due its high demand worldwide. It's processed into products like cigarettes and cigars.

Related terms

Nicotine: This is the addictive substance found in tobacco plants that makes smoking habit-forming.

Colonial Trade: Refers to commerce between colonies and their mother countries, often involving cash crops like tobacco.

Indentured Servitude: A system where laborers agreed to work for a certain period (usually 4-7 years) in exchange for passage from Europe to America; many worked on tobacco plantations.