John Rolfe was one of the influential people of early colonization. He played an important role in the changing the landscape of the early America. John Rolfe asked for tobacco to be brought in, which ultimately brought different worms in. In the result of bringing the worms in, the litter was cut down immensely. Although the worms themselves did change history, it also proves another point about early America. The worms, along with the many other insects and animals, were what sparked change the way the ecosystem and the terrain of what is now America. If not for Rolfe’s worms, America’s territory may not have ever been changed the way it has been now. Fast forwarding a bit, Jamestown is struggling and they are struggling really bad. There
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“The Columbian exchange is the a period of time where there were cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds.” (Gettysburg.Edu) One of the ways he connected Jamestown to the Columbian exchange was through the importation of the tobacco. As previously mentioned, Rolfe bringing in tobacco is subsequently what brought the worms into Jamestown and it changed the whole ecosystem. Bringing in the tobacco also had a negative effect because it made them want more land that was simply not there and it took a lot of the nutrients out of the ground. Some of the other things that are related to the Columbian exchange were the domestic animals and the bees. The domestic animals were something that the English had over the Indians. It gave them a way to compete for food and they could use the domestic animals for food also. The other was the honey bees, When we think of bees, we see them as a way for things to be pollinated, but that was not what they were actually imported for back then, they just thought they would important them for honey. There are many ways that Jamestown is connected to the Columbian exchange. John Smith and John Rolfe, in each of their own ways, have their stamp on why America is the way it is
“The Columbian exchange is the a period of time where there were cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds.” (Gettysburg.Edu) One of the ways he connected Jamestown to the Columbian exchange was through the importation of the tobacco. As previously mentioned, Rolfe bringing in tobacco is subsequently what brought the worms into Jamestown and it changed the whole ecosystem. Bringing in the tobacco also had a negative effect because it made them want more land that was simply not there and it took a lot of the nutrients out of the ground. Some of the other things that are related to the Columbian exchange were the domestic animals and the bees. The domestic animals were something that the English had over the Indians. It gave them a way to compete for food and they could use the domestic animals for food also. The other was the honey bees, When we think of bees, we see them as a way for things to be pollinated, but that was not what they were actually imported for back then, they just thought they would important them for honey. There are many ways that Jamestown is connected to the Columbian exchange. John Smith and John Rolfe, in each of their own ways, have their stamp on why America is the way it is