Not only was the agriculture of the time primitive, but you could bring new-world plants and make a mint... Potatoes are one of the most calorie-rich crops on a

Not only was the agriculture of the time primitive, but you could bring new-world plants and make a mint... Potatoes are one of the most calorie-rich crops on a per-acre basis and a modern sugar beet or super sweet corn variety would be very popular. If tobacco was not such a diificult plant to cultvate you could make a fortune from just a pocketfull of seeds and a couple of growing seasons :)