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Q: What did most sharecroppers and tenant farmers make their living?
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What do sharecroppers?

they make wheat


Why were black sharecroppers unsuccessful?

Sharecroppers were charged high interest rates and had to give a portion of their crops to the landowners. This meant that most sharecroppers lived in poverty with little chance to own land or homes of their own.


When seftdom was abolished what did most serfs become?

tenant farmers Serfdom was abolished in 1861 by Tsar Nicholas I. This was not true abolition, because the Russian government took some land away from the owners and compensated them for it. The former serfs were then responsible to repay the government for the compensation paid. This was commonly done over a 49 year period and the former serfs would not own their own land until the full amount of the debt was repaid. In all practicality, the "freed" serfs were still bound to the land because they had no where else to go to effectively make a living. In that sense, they were very much like the tenant farmers the original answerer states they were.


How did people make a living in colonial Georgia?

In colonial Georgia's people were fisherman, farmers, shipbuilders, fur trappers as well as tradesmen.


When serfdom was abolished What most serfs become?

tenant farmers Serfdom was abolished in 1861 by Tsar Nicholas I. This was not true abolition, because the Russian government took some land away from the owners and compensated them for it. The former serfs were then responsible to repay the government for the compensation paid. This was commonly done over a 49 year period and the former serfs would not own their own land until the full amount of the debt was repaid. In all practicality, the "freed" serfs were still bound to the land because they had no where else to go to effectively make a living. In that sense, they were very much like the tenant farmers the original answerer states they were.

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Did most sharecroppers and tenant farmers make their living?

Corn


Which form of the following did most sharecroppers and tenant farmers make their living?

Sharecroppers and tenant farmers made their living from cash crops.


From which of the following did most sharecropper and tenant farmer make their living?

Sharecroppers and tenant farmers made their living from cash crops.


How did most sharecroppers and tenant farmers make their living?

Sharecroppers had an agreement to live on a farm. While there they would grow crops and split the profits with the landlord.


Who moves into the tenants farmers houses?

Answer this question… what do the tenant farmers hope to do with the money they make selling their possessions?


How did many former slaves make a living in the South after slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment?

Many made a living as sharecroppers.


How did the Celts make a living?

The Celts made a living as farmers and hunters.


How did the dust bowl affect tenant workers?

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.


Having mail forward to someone home. Do that make you a tenant living there?

Certainly not.


What do sharecroppers?

they make wheat


How do farmers make a living in japan?

they sell what they farm.


Tenant farming created a new class of wealthy southerners called?

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.