<P> Plantations were an important aspect of the history of the American South , particularly the antebellum ( pre-American Civil War ) era . The mild subtropical climate , plentiful rainfall , and fertile soils of the American Southeast allowed large plantations to flourish ; where large numbers of workers , usually Africans held captive for slave labor , were required for agricultural production . </P>
<P> Plantations were an important aspect of the history of the American South , particularly the antebellum ( pre-American Civil War ) era . The mild subtropical climate , plentiful rainfall , and fertile soils of the American Southeast allowed large plantations to flourish ; where large numbers of workers , usually Africans held captive for slave labor , were required for agricultural production . </P>
who provided most of the labor on southern plantations
who provided most of the labor on southern plantations
Africans held captive for slave labor
Africans held captive for slave labor