LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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sold their crops and made lots of money
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grew just enough to feed their family
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were also called Mill Workers
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Had hundreds of slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -A simple example of subsistence farming is a family growing grain and using that grain to make enough bread for themselves, but not to sell. For many people living in wealthy countries, this is a romantic idea – having land and using it to sustain you and your family.
Detailed explanation-2: -subsistence farming, form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade. Preindustrial agricultural peoples throughout the world have traditionally practiced subsistence farming.
Detailed explanation-3: -Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to feed themselves and their families. In subsistence agriculture, farm output is targeted to survival with little or no selling of surplus crops.
Detailed explanation-4: -Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings.