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Life on a Southern plantation / Sally Senzell Isaacs

By: Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Picture the PastChicago,Illinois. : HEINEMANN LIBRARY, 2001Description: 32p.: il.; 27 cmISBN: 1575723166Subject(s): PLANTATION LIFE-MISSISIPPI -- JUVENILLE LITERATURE -- HISTORY -- 19TH CENTURYDDC classification: CG 976.205 IS73
Contents:
PLANTATION life created a society with clear class divisions. A lucky few were at the top, with land holdings as far as the eyes could see. Most Southerners did not experience this degree of wealth. The contrast between rich and poor was greater in the South than in the other English colonies, because of the labor system necessary for its survival. Most Southerners were YEOMAN farmers, indentured servants, or slaves. The plantation system also created changes for women and family structures as well.
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Includes bibliographical reference and index

PLANTATION life created a society with clear class divisions. A lucky few were at the top, with land holdings as far as the eyes could see. Most Southerners did not experience this degree of wealth. The contrast between rich and poor was greater in the South than in the other English colonies, because of the labor system necessary for its survival. Most Southerners were YEOMAN farmers, indentured servants, or slaves. The plantation system also created changes for women and family structures as well.

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