Which of the following was a consequence of the new emphasis on a tobacco-based agriculture in Virginia starting in the 1620s?
A) The number of English immigrants coming to Virginia to settle and farm the land would be reduced.
B) The Indians became more valuable as trading partners to the English than Indian land.
C) Thousands of Africans would be brought to the Americas and ultimately to Virginia and the Chesapeake region to produce the new crops.
D) It would lead to a cessation of armed conflicts with Indian tribes in the region.
Answer: C
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