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Plantations began because first of all...People need food...Second, White men who owened a lot of land...THought if they bought slaves it would save them money. Instead of having to hire people to work there land. They could buy slaves...That's why plantations started...
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∙ 12y agoWell, according to a timeline from the Early Modern Era, roughly from 1450-1750. The first people to use plantations were the Portuguese in 1530's. They traveled to Brazil and started their plantations there.
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∙ 11y agoIt was derived from Dutch and Portuguese agriculture.
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What kind of plantations did the European colonists build?
The first, and most successful long-term plantations in the United States were tobacco plantations.
Were the farms in middle colonies as large as the farms in southern colonies?
The Middle Colonies had farms but not plantations. Southern Colonies had plantations and farms. (The plantations were bigger than the farms.)
What did most rich southern planter do with their wealth?
C.They put it back into their plantations and bought slaves.
Who was used for labor on the plantations in America?
Blacks were enslaved and forced to work on the plantations for little or no money.
Are there any plantations in Louisiana?
Yes. Louisiana had a great many plantations prior to the Civil War.
Why did landowners in the chesapeake begin using chattel slavery?
They needed workers for their plantations.
why did landowners in the Chesapeake colonies begin chattel slavery?
They needed more workers for their plantations.
Why did the landowners in the Chesapeake colonies begin using chattel slavery?
They needed more workers for their plantations.
Why did Europeans begin relying on African labor for their plantations in the Americas?
Indigenous populations in the Americas had been devastated by European diseases.
Why did the Spanish begin to use African slaves on their plantations?
The Spanish began using African slaves on their plantations due to a shortage of indigenous laborers caused by disease, exploitation, and resistance. African slaves were seen as a more available and cost-effective labor source for colonial agriculture.
How can you use plantations in a sentence?
The plantations in the field were growing good.
When was Providence Plantations created?
Providence Plantations was created in 1636.
What plantations was The Largest?
Plantations were large farms Found chiefly
Are there still plantations today?
Yes, there are still plantations in 2014. The plantations are not the same as plantations were in the slave days.
What kind of plantations did the European colonists build?
The first, and most successful long-term plantations in the United States were tobacco plantations.
Why did the Spanish leaders keep plantations?
They kept plantations to accumulate wealth.
What is the population of Perlis Plantations Bhd?
Perlis Plantations Bhd's population is 15,000.
