Who control of land and labor in the south?

The plantation owners had control of both the land and labor in the South during the colonial and antebellum periods. Plantations were large-scale agricultural estates that relied on the labor of enslaved African Americans. The plantation owners held legal ownership of both the land and the enslaved individuals who worked on it. The plantation owners typically resided on the plantation and managed the operations, while the enslaved individuals lived and worked on the plantation land.