Because it cost them too much money to work on the land. But they still needed jobs, so they became tenant farmers.
A tenant farmer
because many farmers sold their land to aristocrats and became tenant farmers.!!!
rented the land they farmed
grow crops
they were tenant farmers also known as habitants.
A tenant farmer
because many farmers sold their land to aristocrats and became tenant farmers.!!!
They do that because they would divide their land among their sons and after several generations the average farmer would have about an acre of land. So with a little bit of money they had no choice but to sell their land to aristocrats and become tenant farmers.
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
Tenant farmers used their own tools and animals
Southern Tenant Farmers Union was created in 1934.
They do that because they would divide their land among their sons and after several generations the average farmer would have about an acre of land. So with a little bit of money they had no choice but to sell their land to aristocrats and become tenant farmers.
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they usually had their own tools and animals.
rented the land they farmed
Tenant Farmers
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