Sharecropping is a system of agriculture or agricultural production in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land. A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord.
Sharecropping involves dividing the harvest between the landowner and the tenant based on a predetermined sharing ratio, while tenant farming involves the tenant paying rent to the landowner in cash or kind. In sharecropping, the landowner typically provides the inputs like seeds and equipment, while in tenant farming, the tenant is responsible for providing their own inputs. Sharecropping often involves a more informal agreement compared to the more formal arrangement of tenant farming.
The abolishment of slavery politically affected the South by leading to the emergence of new forms of social and economic organization, including sharecropping and tenant farming. This shift caused political divisions and economic challenges in the region as former slave owners adapted to the new labor system. Additionally, it prompted the South to seek ways to maintain white supremacy through segregation laws and voter suppression tactics.
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The enclosure movement was a series of legislative acts in England in the 18th and 19th centuries that allowed wealthy landowners to take over and consolidate common lands, forcing small farmers and peasants off the land they had traditionally used. This led to the privatization of agricultural land, the eviction of tenant farmers, and the consolidation of landholdings, contributing to the rise of industrial capitalism and urbanization.
The landowners both had former slaves and poor whites working for them.
sharecropping
Tenant Farming also called Sharecropping came about in 1865 in the United States.
farmers worked land owned by others
farmers worked land owned by others
tenant farming
Sharecropping is a system of agriculture or agricultural production in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land. A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord.
White supremacy
Sharecropping and tenant farming developed to replace slavery.
Sharecropping and tenant farming developed to replace slavery.
Sharecropping and tenant farming developed to replace slavery.
Sharecropping and tenant farming developed to replace slavery