It was not their own land
Mexican Government helped farmers gain land of their own by making a new constitution that promised ways to distribute land equally. The Government broke up the giant haciendas. A lot of the land was divided among small farmers or giving to a community farm owned by all the villagers together.
If you own land, you work for yourself and you can lease the land to tenants. If you don't own the land, you work for the people who do own the land. Land ownership is important to everyone who wants to be their own boss.
They shared their profits with the plantation owner.
farmers spent most of their time on or near their land
Yes, farmers typically own the land they work on in order to cultivate crops or raise livestock. Land ownership allows farmers to have control over their production process and make decisions regarding how to use the land for agricultural purposes.
It is important for farmers to cultivate their own land because it allows them to have control over the quality of their crops, ensure sustainable farming practices, and have a direct connection to the land they work on. Cultivating their own land also provides farmers with a sense of ownership and stability in their livelihoods.
To help others
It was not their own land
He did it so they can grow there crops
I think you are referring to Tenant Farmers.
Tyranny
yes but mostly farmers so they can plant their crops
sharecroppers were farmers who rented land and paid a share of each years crop as rent; they did not own the land they worked.
lease farming is when farmers rent out there land to other farmers and/or other people to feed there own cattle and sheep and so on
ON their own small plots of land
Not in the US, at least. With the shrinking number of farmers and more efficient farming methods, many farmers (if not most) farm at least some land that they do not live on but they are the tenant.