history of Tobacco

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  • 7000 BCE

    What is it?

    tobacco is a plant that mostly grows in south america but was first discovered by native people of mesoamerica.
  • 6000 BCE

    When tobacco was first discovered

    Native Americans first start cultivating the tobacco plant in 6000 BC
  • The first time tobacco was found in north america
    1492

    The first time tobacco was found in north america

    Christopher Columbus first encountered dried tobacco in 1492
  • 1513

    Why was tobacco used? what purpose did it serve?

    tobacco was made to to trade with native Americans because of the lack of gold and silver.

  • What did they do with tobacco after the first discovery?

    In 1776 tobacco was used by revolutionaries to pay for loans they owed to Britain

  • What is it used for?

    people started using tobacco to chew on and an american company in st .Louis started using tobacco for cigarettes

  • When did it come into popularity?

    Cigarettes came into popularity after the invention of the cigarette-making machine by James Bonsack in 1881

  • Has anyone been effected by this drug?

    John Wayne a famous actor got lung cancer from smoking so much cigarettes and eventually died in 1979.

  • Effects of tobacco

    This drug causes bad breathe, relaxation, headaches, dizziness, and breaking down of the teeth. tobacco is also one of the biggest causes for lung cancer because of the horrible effect it has on your lungs,

  • Rules and regulations

    Tobacco and tobacco products are now mostly in the form of chewing tobacco or cigarettes and is completely legal to have and consume.you must be a certain age to buy and use tobacco but that is the only limitation.