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Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantations relied on a labor force of indentured workers, whereas small farms relied on enslaved persons.
Plantations relied on a labor force of indentured workers, whereas small farms relied on enslaved persons.
Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantations were not self-sufficient, whereas small farms resembled villages.
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The correct comparison is: Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
This response highlights a fundamental difference in the agricultural focus and economic strategy of plantations versus small farms. Plantations typically concentrated on specific cash crops (like cotton or tobacco) for profit, while small farms tended to grow a variety of crops to meet their own needs, contributing to self-sufficiency.
