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History Is Fun: Tobacco and Labor [Pdf]

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A clear explanation of the system of indentured servitude that supplied Virginia tobacco plantations with the labor force they needed in order to manage their crops. Explains how such servants were able to earn their own land, and how this system eventually deteriorated, and slavery was introduced to replace this labor force.

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indentured servitude, slavery, jamestown

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colonial labor, colonial labor force, economics of tobacco, indenture system, introduction of slavery, plantation labor, plantation worker, slave system, tobacco crop, tobacco economy, tobacco plantation, jamestown colony, indentured servants

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Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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