Plantations are large-scale farms that primarily focus on the cultivation and harvesting of one major cash crop.
Imagine plantations as factories, but instead of producing gadgets or cars, they're producing large quantities of one type of crop like cotton or sugar cane.
Slavery: In many historical contexts, plantations were worked by slaves who were forced to labor without pay.
Indentured Servitude: A system where a person is bound to work for another person for a specified period of time, often used in plantation economies.
Colonial Economy: The economic system established by colonizers in their colonies, often involving the establishment of plantations.
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