The two states that made up the Chesapeake Colony were Virginia and Maryland. There were no close communities; they were spread throughout the country. Their main crop was tobacco. People in Europe were willing to pay a lot of money for tobacco, and thus the tobacco boom started. According to American Yawp “Tobacco changed everything. It saved Virginia from ruin, incentivized further colonization, and laid the groundwork for what would become the United States” (AmericanYawp). The sex ratio was also much different than that of New England. Men dominated over women in a 3:1 ratio. The unfree indentured slaves made up 80% of the population. 10-20% of the population owned