Which of the following statements accurately describes white yeoman (small) farmers?

A) Most white yeoman farmers became more self-sufficient after the Civil War.
B) Many who were sharecroppers before the war became landowners after the war.
C) Most white yeoman farmers grew a lot of cotton before the war but very little cotton after the war.
D) Most white yeoman farmers were able to keep their land after the war and avoid cotton farming.
E) After the war, many white yeoman farmers went into debt, lost their farms, and became sharecroppers as a result.

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Briana Andazola · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  After the Civil War, the Southern economy was devastated, and many white yeoman farmers, who were already operating on thin margins, found themselves unable to compete or maintain their farms. The shift to a sharecropping system and the reliance on cotton, which was a cash crop but also tied to fluctuating markets and high levels of debt, led many to lose their land and become sharecroppers.

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