Chewing Tobacco History

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Chewing tobacco, also known as smokeless tobacco, originated in the 1500s when Native American Indians introduced it to European settlers. The chewing tobacco they chewed on was a mixture of plants from their environment, but was later replaced by the tobacco leaf. It was then used by the cowboys in the 1800’s, and that is when it became branded. These name brands include Red Man, Copenhagen, Skoal, Big Chief and countless more. Smokeless tobacco also transformed into many different variations, including moist snuff (Shredded), traditional chew( Long leaf), Plug(compressed leaves in a block), and roll(long leaves rolled together). Since then it has had a long history in the United States, and was then introduced to the MLB. For years many players

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