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How did the number of southern planters compare to the overall number of white southerners?

The number of southern planters was relatively small compared to the overall number of white southerners. Planters made up only a small percentage of the white population in the South, with the majority of white southerners being small farmers, laborers, or non-landowners.


How many people are engaged in farming?

In 'Farming', the leafy suburb in South West Wisconsin, 755 people are engaged.


Which is true about sharecropping as a way of life in the South?

Sharecropping was a form of agriculture in the South where landless farmers rented land and paid the landowner with a portion of the crops harvested. It often trapped farmers in cycles of debt and poverty due to exploitative agreements. Sharecropping played a significant role in perpetuating economic hardship for many African Americans after the Civil War.


Who practiced subsistence farming in the south?

Many small-scale farmers, especially in rural areas of the southern United States, practiced subsistence farming, which involves growing crops and raising animals for personal consumption rather than for commercial purposes. These farmers typically grew a variety of crops, such as corn, beans, and vegetables, and raised livestock like chickens and pigs to feed their families. Subsistence farming was common among lower-income families or those living in isolated areas without access to markets or resources for large-scale commercial agriculture.


Why were wealthy farmers the powerful people in the southern society?

They were more than farmers they owned vast amounts of land and slaves. The growth of cotton after the invention of the cotton gin added more money to the coffers of the wealthy and tobacco was another crop that gave vast wealth. There were poor farmers in the south as well , but the plantation owners controlled the south and held positions of power.