Who Fit the Description of a "Yeoman Farmer

question 8

Multiple Choice

Who fit the description of a "yeoman farmer"?

• A) Small-scale farmers who owned fewer than six slaves
• B) Independent landowners who did not own slaves
• C) Landowners of any scale who owned fewer than ten slaves
• D) Farmers who worked leased land without slave labor

---

Definitions:

Prioritize

The action of arranging tasks or items in order of importance or urgency.

Thinking Skills

Cognitive capabilities that allow individuals to process information, solve problems, and make decisions.

Scientific Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on limited evidence, that serves as a starting point for further investigation.

Empirical

Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.