The prompt asks to compare and contrast the experience of slaves on early 17th century tobacco plantations in the Chesapeake region with slaves on 19th century cotton plantations in the Deep South. It also asks what forces transformed slavery from the early 17th century to the 19th century. Slavery differed based on region and crop - tobacco slaves in the Chesapeake worked under less harsh conditions while cotton slaves in the Deep South faced intense labor demands. Over time, slavery evolved from a mixed indentured servant system to a racial institution as the slave trade expanded and slave codes were put in place. The shift from tobacco to cotton production also moved the epicenter of slavery southward.