Plantation owners were wealthy individuals who owned large agricultural estates, typically in the Southern United States, where enslaved people were forced to work.
Slavery: A system where individuals known as slaves are treated as property to be bought, sold, and worked forcibly.
Cotton Gin: An invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
Antebellum South: The period in the history of the southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by slavery and large plantations.
AP US History - 5.2 Manifest Destiny
How did views towards slavery differ between yeoman farmers and plantation owners within southern society during this period?
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