A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived there is commonly referred to as a plantation. Plantations typically focus on the cultivation of cash crops, such as cotton, sugar, or tobacco, and often rely on a workforce that may include indentured servants or enslaved individuals. These estates were particularly prominent in the American South, the Caribbean, and parts of Latin America during the colonial and antebellum periods. The social and economic structures of plantations significantly influenced the regions where they were established.
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