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Plantation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A large agricultural estate in colonial North America, particularly in the South, that produced cash crops for export and relied heavily on enslaved labor.

AP course connection

Topic 4.13: 4.13 The Society of the South in the Early Republic

Unit 4

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