North America, England and the Green Gold (Tobacco) 17th-19th c.

http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_es_tobacco_slavery.htm

Virginia Colonial Tobacco Exports

1616 - 2,300 lbs.
1617 - 20,000 lbs.
1618 - 50,000 lbs.
1622 - 60,000 lbs.
1626 - 300,000 lbs.
1639 - 1,500,000 lbs.
1700 - 20,000,000 lbs.
1775 - 100,000,000 lbs.

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