127780
AssignmentMultiple Choice

Utilizing Sources in Social Studies

Question 127780 • SD-Early US History A

Why did farmers use migrant labor rather than full-time employees?

Answer
A
The work only needed a few people to do it.
B
They needed to move the crops to market.
C
The work was seasonal.

Explanation

Farm work often becomes especially busy during planting or harvest, but there is less work at other times of the year. Farmers used migrant labor to get extra workers for those busy seasons instead of paying full-time employees year-round. The correct choice is “The work was seasonal.”

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