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The Role Of Tobacco In The Columbian Exchange

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A way for tobacco to reach other nations was through travellers and through colonization. Travellers were a main source for people and colonies to get a taste of global products. Not just contained to tobacco but even sugar, or spices, and silk. Travellers were the bridge between nations. Portugal is an example of this movement of tobacco to other nations. They had set up ports for trade, and near those ports had started planting tobacco leaves. This became a great way for them to make money and for tobacco to further advance into the world. This movement had started near the end of the 16th century. Placing plantations near sea routes gave exposure to travellers and visitors to bring this product back with them or use it. Since Portugal had
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