During the Highland Clearances, many landlords destroyed small farms. What were these farms called?

ACroftsRight answer
BPocket boroughs
CClans
DCottage industries

Answer: Crofts

Landlords knocked down many crofts to free the land for sheep and cattle. Evictions were frequent in the early 1800s, and many Scots left for North America.

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