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What were the workers who farmed land owned by other people called?
Depending on their situation and status, they could be either farm hands, serfs, tenants, sharecroppers or lessees.
What are the traps that tied sharecroppers to the land?
Sharecroppers were forced to buy tools and seed from their landowners for exorbitant prices. When the harvest came in, the crops were sold for barely enough to pay off the loans the sharecroppers took out to eat and survive. This left little to pay off the debt that they owed.
What is the term for farmers who did not pay rent but worked th land they lived on?
The term for farmers who did not pay rent but worked the land they lived on is "sharecroppers." Sharecroppers typically paid a portion of their crops or profits to the landowner as rent. This system was prevalent in the Southern United States after the Civil War and often resulted in cycles of debt and poverty for the sharecroppers.
How did sharecroppers pay for the land they farmed?
They shared their profits with the plantation owner.
Why did colonist and Americans Indians disagree about who owned the land?
Because they needed land
How were farmers different from sharecroppers?
Farmers owned the land they farmed, and could keep what they earned. Sharecroppers farmed land owned by someone else, and kept part of the profits from the crop.
What are the sharecropping?
Sharecroppers use land not owned by them, but they have a deal with the land owner to share the crop that is produced.
What the sharecropping?
Sharecroppers use land not owned by them, but they have a deal with the land owner to share the crop that is produced.
What were workers called who formed the land owned by other people?
They are called sharecroppers
What were freed slaves called when they worked on farms owned by other people and then they rented land and paid for it with the crops that they grew?
sharecroppers
How many slaves did Jackie Robinson had in his family?
His grandfather was a slave; his parents were sharecroppers who earned half of what they produced on land owned by someone else.
What were the workers who farmed land owned by other people called?
Depending on their situation and status, they could be either farm hands, serfs, tenants, sharecroppers or lessees.
What vegetable do sharecroppers grow?
They can grow anything the land will support. Sharecroppers grow whatever they can sell and part of their proceeds pays the land owner for the use of the land.
Were sharecroppers able to save money and buy farmsvbecause the cost of cotton was higher?
No. The sharecropper owed money and rent to the person who owned the land. This left him almost penniless and in debt. It was nearly slavery.
Why did so many sharecroppers live in poverty?
Technically, sharecroppers were not slaves. They did not own land so they borrowed land from rich land owners in return for some of the profit. Sharecroppers could plant what they liked, and basically do what they wanted, just as long as the land owner got his fair share of the profit.
What were the traps that tied sharecroppers to the land?
They worked there to get money for themselves and their families.
Who benefited least from the sharecropping arrangement?
Sharecropping benefited both the workers and the owners. Sharecropping involved tenants farming land that is owned by someone else in return for a share of the crops.
