Because they could not pay to get out of debt. It was not by choice.
They had no choice about continuing to work
They had no choice about continuing to work
They had no choice about continuing to work.
They had no choice about continuing to work
They had no choice about continuing to work
They had no choice about continuing to work
They had no choice about continuing to work.
They had no choice about continuing to work.
They had no choice about continuing to work.
When sharecroppers couldnÃ?t pay their debt, they were often forced to grow crops just for selling, to pay back debt. For instance, they would have to grow cotton, instead of crops that were edible.
Landowners often exploited sharecroppers by charging high interest rates on loans for supplies and equipment, resulting in perpetual debt for the sharecroppers. Additionally, landowners would often manipulate the accounting of crop yields and prices, leading to sharecroppers receiving lower profits than they deserved.
Because farmers as a rule only get paid when the crops are sold the depend upon credit at stores for seed and essentials. Sometimes the crop doesn't bring in enough money to pay the previous years debt so they tend to stay in debt. However if all goes well they can pay their bills and but money aside to buy the farm if that is an option or maybe buy land elsewhere and start over on their own. Sharecroppers and farmers both have hard lives that depend on the weather a great deal. So nothing is a sure thing. Many take out loans to cover costs until the crops are in and they are able to pay it back. Thats all i got :D