Plantations
Definition
Large agricultural estates that produced crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton, often worked by enslaved laborers.
Analogy
Plantations are like big farms on steroids. Just like how a regular farm produces crops, plantations produce massive amounts of crops on a much larger scale with the help of many workers.
Related terms
Enslaved laborers: People who were forced to work without pay or freedom on plantations and other industries.
Cash crops: Crops grown specifically for profit rather than personal use.
Triangular trade: The transatlantic trading system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that involved the exchange of goods including slaves.
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