Ball family of South Carolina
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The Ball family of South Carolina was a prominent colonial-era planter and slaveholding dynasty whose wealth and influence were built on extensive rice plantations along the state's coastal region.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical family
ⓘ
planter family ⓘ slaveholding family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gullah Geechee enslaved communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina rice culture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicBase |
rice cultivation
ⓘ
slave labor ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | British American ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
antebellum period
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| involvedIn | transatlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive slave ownership
ⓘ
influence in colonial South Carolina ⓘ large rice plantations ⓘ |
| legacyDiscussedIn |
histories of American slavery
ⓘ
studies of South Carolina plantations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lowcountry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| notableEstateType | plantation ⓘ |
| owned | rice plantations ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern slaveholding aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | South Carolina colonial politics ⓘ |
| region | South Carolina coastal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter elite ⓘ |
| socialInfluence | South Carolina planter society ⓘ |
| usedLaborOf |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
rice plantations
ⓘ
slaveholding ⓘ |
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