Why was the tobacco culture of early maryland and virginia so harsh and unstable. how did the environmental and demographic conditions of the chesapeake region—especially rampant disease and the scarcity of women—affect the social and political life of the colonies?

The tobacco culture was harsh and unstable because the land was not fit for growing it.

The environmental and demographic conditions affected the life of the colonies because food couldn’t be grown easily due to lack of fertility in the land, causing the population to decrease. Also the lack of women meant the population would aslep decrease

Yes, the correct answer is false.

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