Some claim that Ford's ancestors came from western England, who were among migrants to Ireland as the English created plantations.

A vast amount of labor was needed to create and sustain plantations that required intensive labor to grow, harvest, and process prized tropical crops.

The Farley brothers attempted to create plantations on some of the richest acres but more frequently settlers simply moved onto the land and created homesteads.

He claimed that Sauratown was his, created new plantations, and attempted to drive off the squatters.

The Low Country was settled first, dominated by wealthy English men who became owners of large amounts of land on which they created plantations.

However, it is also the most damaging to the environment due to the CO2 released when forest is burnt down to create plantations.

To achieve this they initiated tree planting initiatives and leased some degraded forests to third parties to create logging plantations.

The biggest problem is that loggers do not replace the felled trees with new saplings; the option of creating plantations is largely ignored.

Not only did they import and plant grasses; they also created huge plantations of exotic trees.

Those who created large plantations in the more fertile regions, however, saw great prosperity, even at the low price per pound of tobacco.