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In historical terms a '''plantation''' was a [[colony]] or new settlement in which settlers were "planted" in a new land so as to establish a permanent colonial base or to promote [[Europe]]an culture and [[Christian values]]. Many of the early settlements of Europeans along the east coast of north America were referred to as plantations; e.g. [[Roanoke]].

In historical terms a '''plantation''' was a [[colony]] or new settlement in which settlers were "planted" in a new land so as to establish a permanent colonial base or to promote [[Europe]]an culture and [[Christian values]]. Many of the early settlements of Europeans along the east coast of North America were referred to as plantations; e.g. [[Roanoke]].

Later the term plantation came to mean a large farm or estate in a tropical or semi-tropical countries, used for the growing of [[coffee]], [[cotton]], [[rubber]], [[sisal]], [[sugar cane]], [[tea]], [[tobacco]], etc. and employing resident local or slave labour.

Later the term plantation came to mean a large farm or estate in a tropical or semi-tropical countries, used for the growing of [[coffee]], [[cotton]], [[rubber]], [[sisal]], [[sugar cane]], [[tea]], [[tobacco]], etc. and employing resident local or slave labour.