Question

What type of farmer did the Trustee’s desire?

Answer 1

Answer: C. Yeoman farmer

Explanation:

Yeoman farmers were farmers who were very hardworking farmers who worked their farms themselves. They would even work alongside any slaves they owned even though they did not indulge in slavery often.

The Trustees of Georgia in its first years preferred Yeoman farmers and wanted a colony full of such men who worked hard for their success and did not use slave labor.