The waters of the Chesapeake provided excellent conditions for large 

 merchant vessels — able, in many cases, to dock on or near plantation 

 grounds. 



Europe. But during Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713, 

 trade with France, Spain, Flanders and the Baltic area 

 was lost; and Holland began growing as much as 20 

 million pounds of her own tobacco yearly. The colonies 

 were in desperate shape and many thought they would 

 never survive. In an attempt to salvage the tobacco 

 industry, the British government decided to issue ra- 

 tions of tobacco to all of her navy's enlisted men, and the 

 government petitioned neutral ships to dehver tobacco 

 directly to France. Although these measures in them- 

 selves did provide sufficient relief, the end of the war 

 brought about a re-flourishing of international tobacco 

 trade. 



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