Discuss the role of tobacco and how it contributed to the growth of the colonies, then the nation. For over four hundred years, the United States allowed slavery to be practiced. Discuss the role of tobacco in American slavery. When first introduced, workers, mostly females, rolled cigarettes by hand. Discuss some of the health problems that have been associated with tobacco.
Camels are one of the most popular brands of cigarettes.
Discuss the politics of tobacco. Extended Activities Create a poster illustrating the steps for growing, harvesting and processing tobacco. Using the techniques that made brands such as Winston and Camel cigarettes famous, create an anti-smoking advertising campaign. All rights reserved.