USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

HOMESTEAD ACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A tenant farmer cultivates (farms) the land for someone else but only keeps a small portion of the profits.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a person who farms land owned by another and pays rent in cash or in a share of the crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primitive subsistence agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/ community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.

Detailed explanation-3: -The zamindars who rented their lands were known as landlords, and the peasants who cultivated these lands were known as tenant cultivators. The zamindars collected rent either in the form of revenue or a portion of the produce grown.

Detailed explanation-4: -Subsistence farming can be further classified as intensive subsistence and primitive subsistence farming. In intensive subsistence agriculture the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.

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