In the 1700's, Scottish merchants known as the "lords" of this product included merchant John Glassford.
In the 1700's, Scottish merchants known as the "lords" of this product included merchant John Glassford. The House of Burgesses passed a 1730 act regulating how inspectors graded the quality of this crop. James Buchanan Duke, the namesake of Duke University, ran a company named for this product that was broken up in 1906 for antitrust violations. John Rolfe, the future husband of Pocahontas, was the first Englishman to grow this crop in Virginia. For 10 points, name this American cash crop whose leaves are used for smoking in cigarettes.
In the 1700's, Scottish merchants known as the "lords" of this product included merchant John Glassford.
tobacco [prompt on cigarettes until mentioned, prompt on things like cigars]