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America exists because of tobacco. Not freedom, not tea, not taxes. Tobacco. 1612 - SALVATION: John Rolfe plants the first tobacco crop in Jamestown, Virginia. It saves the dying colony from starvation and collapse. Within a decade, tobacco becomes the economic foundation of colonial America. TOBACCO AS CURRENCY: Tobacco becomes literal money. In the 1620s "tobacco bride" program, women were sent from England to Virginia, and men paid the Virginia Company 120 pounds of tobacco for their passage. You could buy land, supplies, and a wife with tobacco leaves. 1762 - AMERICAN CIGARS: Israel Putnam, future Revolutionary War general, brings Cuban tobacco seeds to Connecticut. America starts producing its own cigars, reducing dependence on imports. THE FOUNDING FATHERS: George Washington grew tobacco at Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson grew tobacco at Monticello. Benjamin Franklin invested in tobacco ventures. When Britain tried to tax and control tobacco trade, they rebelled. THE REVOLUTION'S REAL FUNDING: The American Revolution was financed by French loans guaranteed by future tobacco crop yields. By 1776-1783, tobacco exports were the colonies' largest hard-currency earner, paying for ships, gunpowder, uniforms, and foreign credit. Tobacco paid for American independence. THE BREAKING CIGARS CONNECTION: Everyone celebrates the Boston Tea Party, but tobacco was the real economic engine that made revolution possible. The connections created through tobacco literally built nations. Cigars create connections worth more than money. America proved it by building an entire country on tobacco-funded loans and tobacco-guaranteed independence. The ritual of sitting together for 90 minutes, forced into presence, has toppled empires and built new ones. That power hasn't disappeared. It's the same power we talk about at Breaking Cigars—just applied to founding a nation instead of closing a deal. 🔥 This is Part 3 of our complete cigar history series. We're documenting how tobacco went from sacred ritual to empire builder to revolutionary currency—because understanding this history shows why the ritual still matters today. 📚 Sources: Jamestown settlement records, Virginia Company archives, tobacco bride program documentation, Mount Vernon and Monticello plantation records, Revolutionary War financing documents, French loan agreements (1778-1783), colonial export data #AmericanRevolution #TobaccoHistory #CigarHistory #BreakingCigars #ColonialAmerica #FoundingFathers #GeorgeWashington #Jamestown #RevolutionaryWar #1776 #TobaccoEconomy #HistoricalFacts #CigarCulture #AmericanHistory #CigarEducation #HistorySeries #ColonialHistory #EconomicHistory