Why were yeoman farmers often called "the backbone of the South" in the period from 1820 to 1850? When government officials wanted to oversee how Southern land was cultivated, yeoman farmers challenged the idea.
Yeoman farmers grew vegetables, raised animals, and made their own household products—they were very self-sufficient.
Yeoman farmers were the men who cultivated large amounts of cotton and sustained the Southern economy.
While many Southerners moved North to work in the factories, yeoman farmers remained in the South and cultivated the land.

Why did the american indian movement occupy wounded knee? to protest federal policies regarding broken treaties to protest the policies of the bureau of indian affairs to protest the policies that lead to continued discrimination to protest the policies that lead to continued poverty

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

What misguided strategy caused lord william howe and the british to fail?