Which of the following statements accurately describes farming in the Great Plains?

A) Women were required to stay off the farm and instead do housework.
B) Farming was relatively easy, as the climate remained steady throughout the year.
C) Husbands and sons tended to cash crops, while women tended to animals and grew crops for food.
D) Farm families enjoyed an active social life with the many families on nearby farms.
E) Farmers were a homogenous group mainly comprising easterners.

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Camila Santamaría Velasco · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Farming in the Great Plains involved a division of labor within families, where men typically focused on cash crops and women managed livestock and food crops. This arrangement was practical and necessary for the survival and economic stability of farm families in that region.

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