In 1906, factories for this commodity were burned by the Silent Brigade, starting a conflict in the Black (*) Patch region of Kentucky, which was the basis for Robert Penn Warren's novel Night Rider.
The relationship between this commodity and slavery was explored in a book by Allan Kulikoff. In the early 1780s, Cornwallis led a campaign to destroy warehouses of this commodity. Much of the early trade in this commodity between Europe and America was done through the Chesapeake consignment system. In 1906, factories for this commodity were burned by the Silent Brigade, starting a conflict in the Black (*) Patch region of Kentucky, which was the basis for Robert Penn Warren's novel Night Rider. The fact that clergymen in Virginia were paid in this commodity rather than currency led to the Parson's Cause, in which Patrick Henry famously argued. The first man to plant it in America was John Rolfe, and Sir Walter Raleigh popularized it in England. For 10 points, name this commodity used in snuff and cigarettes.
The relationship between this commodity and slavery was explored in a book by Allan Kulikoff.
tobacco