Rice Cultivation
Plantation Life
Preserving the Past
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Rice Planter
Plantation Life



Courtesy of Special Collections of Lane Library, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah GA


Use the template Summarizing Internet Resources when visiting links. Print it and make copies as needed. Visit as many links as you can in the time you are given or as your teacher directs. There are 29 links to review for this role.

Explore plantation lifestyles from the perspectives of master and enslaved. In Plantation Life, there are 6 links to review.

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE REVIEWING THESE LINKS

  1. What was the lifestyle of planter families like?
  2. What was life like for the enslaved?

Research Links

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  • When Rice was King
    This is an excellent site that explores in great detail several prominent rice plantations in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Has readings, images, maps, and drawings. Start with the table of contents on the front page, and be sure to review these pages:
    • Setting the Stage
    • Reading 1: Rice Cultivation in Georgetown County
    • Reading 2: Robert Allston and Chicora Wood Plantation
    • Photo 1: Main House, Chicora Wood Plantation
    • Photo 2: Kitchen, Chicora Wood Plantation
    • Photo 3: Slave Cabin, Keithfield Plantation
    • Photo 4: Rice Mill and Chimney, Chicora Wood Plantation
    • Drawing 1: Mansfield Plantation
    • Map 1: Georgetown County, South Carolina
    • Map 2: Chicora Wood Plantation and Surrounding Wetlands

  • The Rice Planters
    Explains how planter families accumulated their wealth and how they spent their money.