During Bacon's Rebellion, why did mass consumption of tobacco from colonies affect the decreasing price? (2nd edit)

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(They Say)
I. Tobacco farming was a major effect on settlers and land, during Bacon’s Rebellion.
-----A. There was a large demand for tobacco and for hard labor from settlers to produce enough tobacco to meet that demand.
---------1. The demand for tobacco increased, making the production of tobacco crops important, causing harder work for settlers.
---------------a. The “…planters who grew as much tobacco as possible.” (77)
--------------------i. The planters who were overworked consisted mostly of indentured servants and slaves.
---------------b. "Increasing Colonial demand for tobacco led the Chesapeake planters to overproduce..."
---------2. The hard labor from settlers meant that they received certain rewards for their work.
---------------a. “The English settlers worked hard because their labor promised greater rewards…” (77)
--------------------i. Some rewards given were more land.

-----B. Colonists cleared the lands to plant tobacco in a unique way.
---------1. Colonists cleared land to plant tobacco by clearing all trees but leaving the stumps, and planting around.
--------------a. “Girdling brought sunlight to clearing but left fields studded with tree stumps, making the use of plows impractical.” (77)
--------------------i. “Girdling” is a process where the colonists cut a ring around the tree, eventually causing the tree to die.



II. Tobacco was traded in many different ways to many different people. The increase in trade and demand affected the cost of tobacco, causing it to decrease.
-----A. Tobacco was traded mostly from the Chesapeake to the Europeans.
---------1. English colonists traded tobacco with Europe, which was sold mostly in European markets.
--------------a. “…English colonists in North America sent so much tobacco to European markets that it became an affordable indulgence used often by many people.” (77)
---------2. The cost of the tobacco colonists grew and sold to England, was England’s decided cost.
--------------a. “ The colonists grew tobacco to sell to England, but England set the price.” ( Zinn and Stefoff, pg. 39 )

-----B. The cost of tobacco became affordable.
---------1. Tobacco became affordable, eventually, due to increasing consumption/ demand and increased production.
-----C. Virginia Company
---------1. The Virginia Company had no intentions of growing and selling tobacco, however, John Rolfe planted the seeds to see if they would grow, and they did.
--------------a. “ Initially, the Virginia Company had no plans to grow and sell tobacco…” (77)
--------------b. “ John Rolfe […] planted West Indian tobacco seeds in 1612 and learned they flourished in Virginia.” (77)

(I Say)
III. Tobacco's cost decreased due to mass consumption, becoming affordable.
-----A. Tobacco became affordable to others, not only the riches.
---------1. Since the amount of tobacco produced increased, tobacco became affordable to a wider range of people, not just the wealthy.
-------------a. Tobacco "...became an affordable indulgence used often by many people." (77)

-----B. Due to affordability colonists slaves, and native Americans became consumed in tobacco.
---------2. Tobacco became more appealing to those who could afford it, all people could smoke tobacco.
-------------a. " Everyone smokes while working or idling." (77)


Discussion:

I. Consuming tobacco has been quite popular now days, however, now we have strict laws and there are more harmful effects.
-----A.Tobacco consumption has been booming, in recent times.
---------1. Due to popular demand use of tobacco has increased dramatically. However, because of the poor economy, similar to the Chesapeake, prices have increased to meet production costs.
-------------a." Revenues from...tobacco sales reached $1.99 billion in 2000 and $2.13 billion in 2001." (Truth facts)

-----B. Recently we have had tougher laws towards smoking.
--------1. Recent laws have prohibited smokers from smoking within 25ft of a building, also around schools.
-----C. The effects of tobacco are more harmful to your body.
---------1. A lifetime or less of smoking can cause cancers and lung diseases.
-------------a. "Because of the tobacco industry’s products, about 339 people in the U.S. die of lung cancer every day." (Truth facts)
-------------b. "In the U.S., 34,693 people die each year from cancers other than lung, trachea, and bronchus caused by smoking." (Truth facts)


Citations:

- Tobacco and Slaves: The Development of Southern Cultures in the Chesapeake, 1680-1800. By Allan Kulikoff
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=NCvU9_bj-1QC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Bacon%27s+Rebellion+tobacco+consumption&ots=AxtdkPGJKd&sig=kKrpNAWlGMfwQK1Bsm11x3f1Mhc


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