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They could earn some extra money that way.
After the Civil War, planters offered freed slaves work in exchange for a small portion of the crops they grew on the plantations. This system, known as sharecropping, allowed former slaves to live on and work the land, but often resulted in debt and continued economic hardships for many.
The majority of African slaves were sent to the Americas, particularly to regions in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Southern United States, to work on plantations producing labor-intensive crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
Sharecropping was unfair to former slaves because it often trapped them in a cycle of debt and poverty. They were typically given small plots of land to farm in exchange for a large portion of their harvest, but were required to purchase supplies on credit from the landowner, leading to a constant state of debt. This system also restricted their mobility and economic advancement, perpetuating the conditions of oppression and exploitation that many had sought to escape after emancipation.
New England had a more diversified economy compared to the Southern colonies, with a greater emphasis on small family farms, trade, and manufacturing. This reduced the demand for large numbers of indentured servants or slaves to work on plantations. Additionally, New England's harsh climate and rocky soil made large-scale agriculture less profitable, further diminishing the need for coerced labor.
They could earn some extra money that way.
They could earn some extra money that way.
They could earn some extra money that way.
They could earn some extra money that way.
They didn’t work on plantations. Slaves worked the plantation and even a small fram has a lot of work to do.
They Lived on small plots of land
ON their own small plots of land
Large cash crops such as cotton had to be grown on huge plots of land, hence, plantations. Small plots in wooded or hilly areas did not require slaves on a massive scale.
The planters had large plantations and were rich and the yeoman had small farms and were poor.
Large cash crops such as cotton had to be grown on huge plots of land, hence, plantations. Small plots in wooded or hilly areas did not require slaves on a massive scale.
small plots where farmers can oly grow enough food to feed their own families
Anti-federalists tended to be small farmers, settlers and most plantations owners. They were advocating for a weak central government and strong states.