Tobacco: Thank Goodness It's 6

Tobacco is often shown as harmful to the nation, but history shows that if the tobacco industry hadn't boomed in the 1600s, the United States may have never been formed. Sites such as 'thetruth.com' tell their audience that without tobacco, the world would be better off. Though it is true that smoking is harmful to peoples' health, it did kick-started the US into becoming a nation. In the 1600s, tobacco became a luxury in England. Due to both increasing supply and demand, growing tobacco and selling it to England was Virginia's main exported commodity. It made Virginia more money than any other trade item, such as Indian (native) artwork. Tobacco farms also brought over many people to both own farms, or become indentured servants to work the fields. Due to it's highly addictive nature, England celebrated the use of tobacco. Smoking, snuffing, as well as numerous other uses of tobacco, became very popular in the 1600s, and are still around today. I do not believe that tobacco is healthy, nor do I believe that everybody should smoke. I'm merely stating that tobacco has helped this nation greatly, at least, in the beginning.