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caste of pan-american society that dominated th- and th-century agricultural markets through the slavery of african americans . the atlantic slave trade permitted planters access to inexpensive labor for the planting and harvesting of crops such as tobacco , cotton , indigo , coffee , tea , cocoa , sugar
cane , sisal , oil seeds , oil palms , hemp , rubber trees , and fruits . planters were considered part of the american gentry . in the southern united states , planters maintained a distinct culture , which was characterized by its similarity to the manners and customs of the british nobility and gentry...
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