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Why did many african american move from the contract system to sharecropping?
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∙ 11y ago
because some landowners abuse or cheated the workers
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∙ 11y agobecause some landowners abused or cheated the workers
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Where were Sharecropping was a system of farming most common in?
southern states after the civil war
What systems replaced the plantation system in th south?
Sharecropping and Tenant farming were two systems that replaced the plantation system in the south after the Civil War.
Why was Virginia's African American population so much larger than those of the other colonies?
Virginia's agricultural system depended on slave labor.
When the enslaved people were freed the plantation system did what?
It collapsed and sharecropping began. The Negroes were allowed to use the Superior white mans land, as long as they shared part of the profits with him.
Why didnt blacks take over the south after the civil war?
Because no-one wanted them to. The Black Codes limited their ambitions, and sharecropping became the normal system of making a living from agriculture.
Which area on the map represents the region where sharecropping was the dominant form of agricultural production in the late-1800s?
ANSWER: CFollowing the Civil War and the end of slavery, sharecropping became the dominant system of agriculture in the Southeast, region C on themap. This was replaced the system of slavery, and while the African American farmers might have been "free" their rights were still severely limited as to where they could farm and if they could own land.
How were workers paid in a sharecropping system?
They were allowed to have part of the final crop, hence the name sharecropping.
A farming system that replaced the wage labor system?
sharecropping
Who was the system of sharecropping least beneficial to?
the slaves
Who benefited from the sharecropping system in Georgia?
Land Owners.
How did sharecropping replace the plantation system in the south?
you tell me!
During Reconstruction the system of sharecropping was least beneficial to?
Landowners
What agricultural system trapped many southern blacks?
Sharecropping
Who most benefited from the sharecropping system in Georgia?
Land Owners.
Why was sharecropping created?
After the Civil War, former slaves sought jobs, and planters sought laborers. The absence of cash or an independent credit system led to the creation of sharecropping. Sharecropping is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
What was the obstacle that Alice Walker had?
slavery but also the oppressive sharecropping system
Which was not a component of the southern US's sharecropping system A The only people involved in sharecropping were former slaves B It was profitable to land owners C whole families worked the land?
The only people involved in sharecropping were former slaves.
