The great majority were landowners, most of whom were also poor because they were starting with little property and had not yet cleared much land nor had they acquired the farm tools and animals which would one day make them prosperous.
وكانت الغالبية العظمى من مُلَّاك الأراضي، وأغلبهم كانوا فقراء أيضًا لأنهم بدأوا بقليل من الأملاك ولم يحصلوا بعد على الكثير من الأراضي ولم يكتسبوا الأدوات الزراعية والحيوانات التي يمكن أن تجعلهم مزدهرين يومًا.