The tenant farmers and sharecropper families who were forced off the land became part of a stream of "Okies" looking for better opportunities in __________.

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During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, many tenant farmers and sharecroppers from the Great Plains, particularly Oklahoma, were forced off their land due to severe dust storms and economic hardship. They migrated westward, with many heading to California in search of work and better living conditions, thus earning the nickname "Okies."

The Tenant Farmers and Sharecropper Families Who Were Forced Off