Question

question 6 of 10
a tenant farmer in the south usually needed to:

a. have family ties to the landowner.

b. have his own tools and animals.

c. rely on land he owned to grow his food.

d. rely on a spoken agreement with the landowner.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Tenant farmers didn't need family ties to landowners. They rented land, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Tenant farmers typically provided their own tools and animals to work the rented land, which is consistent with their role.
• Option C: Tenant farmers rented land, they didn't own the land they farmed, so C is wrong.
• Option D: Tenant farming agreements were often written (sharecropping had written contracts in many cases) or had more formal arrangements, not just spoken agreements, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. have his own tools and animals.