When did the potato come to north america?
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When did the potato possibly come to north america? When did the potato come to north america for certain and get used as a crop?
Early colonists
1719
History of the potato
When did the potato come to north america?
History of the potato Potato Sweet potato Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories Baked potato French fries Colorado potato beetle Frito-Lay Columbian exchange Russet Burbank
The <b>potato</b> was first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and 
extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BC. Cultivation of 
<b>potatoes</b> in South <b>America</b> may go back 10,000 years, but ... The <b>potato</b> thus 
became an important staple crop in <b>northern</b> Europe. Famines in the early 1770s 
contributed&nbsp;... The <b>potato</b> is a root vegetable native to the Americas, a starchy tuber of the plant 
Solanum ... Some Englishmen who <b>did</b> not fancy <b>potatoes</b> formed a Society for 
the ... and tropical regions where it <b>originated</b>; the Chilean <b>potato</b>, however, 
native to the ... Most modern <b>potatoes</b> grown in <b>North America</b> arrived through 
European&nbsp;... The sweet <b>potato</b> or <b>sweetpotato</b> (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that 
belongs to ... In Mexico, Peru, Chile, Central <b>America</b>, and the Philippines, the 
sweet <b>potato</b> is known as camote (alternatively ... The plant <b>does</b> not tolerate frost
. ... Sweet <b>potatoes</b> are recognized as the state vegetable of <b>North</b> Carolina. Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories speculate about possible visits to 
or interactions ... &quot;Eskimo&quot; tribes live today in both Asia and <b>North America</b> and 
there is much ... The sweet <b>potato</b>, a food crop native to the Americas, was 
widespread in ... coastal migration that <b>did</b> not leave genetic imprints in <b>North</b> 
<b>America</b>. A baked <b>potato</b>, or jacket <b>potato</b>, is a <b>potato</b> that has been baked for eating. When 
well cooked ... In <b>America</b> these are known variously as loaded <b>potato</b> skins, filled 
<b>potatoes</b> and twice baked <b>potatoes</b>. ... The Idaho baked <b>potato</b> was heavily 
promoted by the <b>Northern</b> Pacific Railroad in the early 20th century, often using&nbsp;... French fries, or simply fries (<b>North American</b> English), chips finger chips (Indian 
English), ... French fries are prepared by first cutting the <b>potato</b> (peeled or 
unpeeled) into even strips, which ... the later history of the French fry, as the 
<b>potato did</b> not arrive in the region until around 1735. ... French fries <b>come</b> in 
multiple variations. The Colorado <b>potato</b> beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also known as the 
Colorado beetle, ... The beetle is native to <b>North America</b>, and is present in every 
state and province except ... In 1877, L. decemlineata reached the United 
Kingdom and was first recorded from Liverpool docks, but it <b>did</b> not become 
established. Frito-Lay, Inc. is an American subsidiary of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets, 
and sells corn ... In 1932, he began a <b>potato</b> chip business in Nashville, 
Tennessee. ... Under her management, Frito-Lay <b>North America</b> continued to 
expand its&nbsp;... The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, named 
after Christopher ... On a larger scale, the <b>coming</b> of <b>potatoes</b> and maize to the 
old world &quot;resulted in caloric and nutritional ... When these early European 
colonizers first entered <b>North America</b>, they encountered fence-less lands which 
indicated to&nbsp;... Russet Burbank is a <b>potato</b> cultivar with dark brown skin and few eyes that is the 
most widely grown <b>potato</b> in <b>North America</b>. A russet type, its flesh is white, dry,&nbsp;...
1719
History of the potato