Plantation System: This refers to the division of land into smaller units under private ownership. It became popular in the American South during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
Industrial Revolution: A period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840 when major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a profound effect on socioeconomic conditions starting in Britain then spreading throughout Europe and America.
Slavery: A system where individuals known as slaves are treated as property to be bought, sold and worked forcibly. In America's history it played an integral role in its economic growth especially after invention of Cotton Gin which increased demand for slave labor.