The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region
A. went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles.
B. saw prices rise steadily throughout the period.
C. saw planters cut back on production as a way of raising prices.
D. often saw production not meet demand.
E. was concentrated on many small farms with few slaves.
Answer: A
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