Sharecroppers had an agreement to live on a farm. While there they would grow crops and split the profits with the landlord.
Cash Crops!
Corn
Corn
Sharecroppers and tenant farmers made their living from cash crops.
Sharecroppers and tenant farmers made their living from cash crops.
Answer this question… what do the tenant farmers hope to do with the money they make selling their possessions?
Many made a living as sharecroppers.
The Celts made a living as farmers and hunters.
Certainly not.
Sharecroppers were unable to cultivate the land and lost a lot of money to the banks. Because of this the banks took their lands and they were forced to make a difficult move to the West to find better jobs.
they make wheat
they sell what they farm.
Tenant farming created a new class of wealthy southerners called merchants. Tenant farmers paid a landowner rent for farmland and a house, The tenant farmer owned the crops, and at harvest time would sell the crops for income to pay rent. However, due to poor crops and various other issues, tenant farmers often borrowed on credit to make the rent. It became a vicious cycle for the tenant farmer, but advantageous for the merchants.