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john brown
They own more land and slaves.
They own more land and slaves.
Nat Turner
they relied because they were their only form of food and therefore supplies. the white owners didnt want to do any work themselves.
The plantation owners had very cheap labor
arent plantation owners farmers?
They were at the top of Virginia society.
A white woman. Mary Custis, daughter of one of Virginia's most wealthy plantation owners. When her father died, Custis inherited his property and Lee, as her husband, became one of the wealthiest plantation owners in all of Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery was once simply their estate at Arlington, Virginia.
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One advantage of having indentured servants for plantation owners was that they could increase their profit margin. The plantation owners had very cheap labor.