Sharecropping
By stopping competition from farmers abroad --APEX
to improve the situation of farmers, the govt. bought crops at regular prices to help the farmers and sold them low, to help out the consumers.
They operated free mills and gins that small farmers could use.
They started banging the fat out of Gene Benson and that helped the farmers.
Solon and Peisistratus.
solon freed farmers who became slaves and cancelled farmers' depts
He removed debt-slavery so that they were not destroyed by poor seasons.
He removed debt-slavery so that they were not destroyed by poor seasons.
Tyrants gave land to the landless farmers
Solon faced the daunting task of improving the condition of debt-ridden farmers, laborers forced into bondage over debt, and the middle classes who were excluded from government. Solon had to help them while simultaneously avoiding alienating the increasingly wealthy landowners and aristocracy. Solon's solutions were, of necessity, compromises. Because of these reform compromises and other legislation, posterity refers to him as Solon the lawgiver.
Solon paid off debts for farmers and freed slaves in ancient Athens.
He canceled the dept from farmers and slaves.
solon
popular- he canceled the depts of farmers unpopular set all the slaves freely
solon was remembered for saving/freeing slaves and canceling all the farmers and slave's debts.only one male citizen to be included in assemblies and law courts.
popular- he canceled the depts of farmers unpopular set all the slaves freely