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Tobacco Brides were some of America's first female settlers, who indentured themselves in return for passage to the New World and were auctioned off as brides to male settlers for 120 pounds of tobacco.[1]


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  1. ^ Hailey, Martha; Fred DuBose (2009). Oh, Say Did You Know?: The Secret History of America's Famous Figures, Fads, Innovations & Emblems, from Ben Franklin's Turkey to Obama's Blackberry. Penguin. ISBN 9781606520352.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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