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Which of these statements best summarizes the status of common farmers during different eras of history?(1 point)
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Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.
Common farmers generally became wealthy as they developed and controlled new methods of agriculture.

Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.
Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.

Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.
Common farmers increased their personal ownership of land as new advances in agriculture took place.

Common farmers were mostly enslaved laborers who worked on property owned by wealthy landowners.

Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes the status of common farmers during different eras of history is:

Common farmers did the hardest agricultural work but received little of the economic profits.

This reflects the historical reality for many farmers who labored extensively but often struggled to achieve financial stability or wealth due to various economic and social factors.