Question

What was the purpose of a plantation system?

Answer 1

A system of agricultural production based on large-scale land ownership and the exploitation of labor and the environment. This system focused on the production of cash crops and utilized slave labor.

Answer 2

The purpose of a Plantation System was basically to "divide land into different areas that are suitable to grow crops." Plantation System was developed in South America which helped establish slavery at the time because the South depended on growing and selling crops which increased the need for agricultural workers.

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