rented the land they farmed
A tenant farmer
Because it cost them too much money to work on the land. But they still needed jobs, so they became tenant farmers.
they were tenant farmers also known as habitants.
Corn
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
cash crops
cash crops
Anything that's farmed in the area. The "tenant" part of "tenant farmer" refers to the fact that they do not own the land, but are merely renting it from the landowner.
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Southern Tenant Farmers Union was created in 1934.
own plows
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they usually had their own tools and animals.
rented the land they farmed
Tenant Farmers
Plans