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