What became known as the gold of the north

explanation:

north america's importance as a region began to grow exponentially when the region became using tobacco as an important export. this product was termed to be the gold of north america and permitted the region to gain popularity, monopoly and lots of foreign exchange from such trading activities.

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the colonial period, since this was a time of mass immigration from a variety of people from europe.