How did the plantation system in the south affect society?

Societal challenges resulted from an agricultural economy growing crops that required a labor instensive workforce; but if we compare the manner in which new workers were first introduced in the North compared to the Soutern most colony of Georgia created a clash of relying on "indentured" labor that had a clear path toward joining the new society after a term of years. When the Supreme Court dealth with the "Amistad" case--it actually set a precedent that were then ignored much to our detriment as a new nation!