They had to borrow money to buy seed, fertilizer, and equipment.
New technology helped send farmers into debt
the Irish potato famine
next time put 1880s
the Irish potato famine
They were heavy consumers
They grew mostly cash crops.
Farmers faced loosing their land because of hardships in paying their loans.
Grow tobacco and cotton
Grew crash crops such as cotton and tobacco
They grew mostly cash crops.
They grew mostly cash crops.
Grew crash crops such as cotton and tobacco