The immigrant hoping to start a tobacco farm in North America in the early 1700s is most likely to settle in Virginia. Virginia was the leading tobacco- producing colony during this time, with tobacco cultivation centered along the James River and other river regions such as the York and Rappahannock Rivers. The Chesapeake Bay area, including Virginia, Maryland, and parts of Delaware, was known as the tobacco colonies due to its ideal coastal environment for tobacco farming. Tobacco farming expanded from Jamestown and the James River settlements throughout the 1600s and into the 1700s, making Virginia the prime location for tobacco cultivation. This region had the best environment for tobacco farming, including fertile soil and a suitable climate, which supported large-scale tobacco plantations and export to Europe