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  • The Value of Tobacco
    The Value of Tobacco

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    Tobacco was the lifeblood of the early Southern colonies, and its profits led directly to the rapid growth of slavery in the new nation.

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    Life in Jamestown

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    Find out what it took to be a settler in the early-American colony of Jamestown.

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  • History Rocks: Smoking is Hazardous
    History Rocks: Smoking is Hazardous

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    The hazards of smoking, set to "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash.

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