To Whom Does the Term "Yeomen" Apply in the Antebellum

question 79

Multiple Choice

To whom does the term "yeomen" apply in the antebellum South?

• A) independent farmers with family farms
• B) landless tenant farmers
• C) planters with more than 30 slaves
• D) small-town merchants

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