USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Originally, tenant farmers were known as peasants. Under Anglo-Norman law almost all tenants were bonded to the land, and were therefore also villeins, but after the labour shortage occasioned by the Black Death in the mid 14th century, the number of free tenants substantially increased.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Problem of Permanent Settlement The revenue was fixed so high that most zamindars could not meet the demand and had to lose their rights to the property. Others were forced to sell off parts of their lands to pay the revenue in auctions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tenancy is defined as a situation where tenant cultivates the land owned by another household and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.

Detailed explanation-4: -In tenant farming, tenants live in the same land and engage in agricultural practices for a given period, and finally get their payments as money, fixed amount of crop, or in combination. In the case of sharecropping, tenant receives his portion as a share. He has to give a share to the landowner, which is pre decided.