Which best explains the connection between tobacco and territorial expansion in the Chesapeake area?

The connection between tobacco and territorial expansion in the Chesapeake area was the wealth and influence that tobacco cash crop created: its continuous cultivation resulted in rapid expansion of more settlements in the Chesapeake regions of Virginia and Maryland where tobacco was produced in abundance, and did very well in the European market. Generally speaking, tobacco rapidly increased territorial expansion, started shaping the society, and dictating the development of the area.

It led to the rapid expansion of settled areas in the region