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An empty ditty bag would hold these treasures; a filled one supplied items such as a razor, soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a handkerchief, a pair of warm hand-knit socks, writing paper and envelopes, and perhaps gum and/or tobacco.
Explanation:
The plantation system was developed in the Southern colonies of the US. A plantation system/economy is an economy based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called plantations. The Southern Colonies was where the plantation system and lifestyle really flourished because of the better climate and (in most cases) soils and because the necessary labor (slaves) were more accepted as part of life than in the New England, Western, and Middle colonies.
One word that could describe Julius Ceasar (although it's very hard to pick just one) could be "firm". Although Caesar was in many ways far, he did not tolerate weakness.