in the seventeenth century, the earliest british colonies in virginia were saved from economic ruin by:

The introduction of tobacco cultivation

Explanation:

In 1614, the Virginia colony began exporting tobacco back to England, which earned it a sizable profit and saved the colony from ruin. A second tobacco colony, Maryland, was formed in 1634, when King Charles I granted its charter to the Calvert family for their loyal service to England

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