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Cotton had to be picked by hand and the invention of the cotton gin allowed for more cotton to be processed. Cotton is a versatile material and can be used by many industries especially textile and clothes.

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How many plantation owners in the south owned slaves?

Quite a few.


Why were many slaves needed in tobacco plantations?

A typical tobacco plantation would use 100 slaves to work the fields. The south had over 2,320,000 slaves that was over 47 percent of its total population.


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The exact number of slaves who were on Laura Plantation varies, but historical records indicate that it housed around 159 enslaved individuals at its peak in the mid-1800s.


Why did slavery and the plantation system develop in the south?

Slavery developed in the South because the ground was for farming. Soil was very good for farming unlike many places in the North. Since farming was very good to do they needed a laborers. Slaves had to come to farm. people became indentured servants, which are servants that volunteer to work for seven years for free passage contract labor. soon they had slaves and the slaves became to work for them for life so the indentured slaves weren't needed anymore and the slaves became very valuable to the slave owners


What is the name given to a very large farm where many slaves worked?

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What is the difference between yeomen and plantation owners?

Yeomen did not own slaves and were poor while plantation owners were rich and owned many slaves.


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How may slaves do the cottage plantation have?

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Did Souther Plantation owners owned a lot of slaves?

Yes, Southern plantation owners typically owned many slaves. Slavery was a fundamental part of the plantation economy in the antebellum South, and plantations often relied on the forced labor of enslaved people to cultivate crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar cane. The number of slaves owned by a plantation owner could vary widely, depending on the size and scale of the plantation.