![]() At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade. John Rolfe is believed to have been born in Heacham, Norfolk, England, c. The tobacco strain cultivated by Rolfe laid the foundation for Virginia's thriving tobacco industry. After Pocahontas died, Rolfe returned to Virginia and continued working with tobacco. Rolfe and Pocahontas traveled to England in 1616 to promote colonization and investment in Virginia. Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Native American leader Powhatan, and they had a son named Thomas. He played a crucial role in the Virginia Colony's early economy by introducing a sweeter strain of tobacco from Trinidad, which became a profitable cash crop. ![]() He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export. 1585 – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. ![]()
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