✏️ Let’s do something a little different for this Yorktown history lesson. Let’s go on a walk on Tobacco Road! ✏️ As you may know, Virginia was one of the biggest suppliers of tobacco, and it played a major role in the colony's economy. In the late 1600s, 180 pounds of tobacco could buy you a half-acre parcel of land in Yorktown! The Yorktown waterfront offered a prime location to export the cash crop. The plantation owners used to package the tobacco in wooden casks called hogsheads and transpo