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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.
How were workers paid in a sharecropping system?
They were allowed to have part of the final crop, hence the name sharecropping.
Were former slaves the only ones who were sharecroppers?
No, former slaves were not the only ones who were sharecroppers. Sharecropping system also involved poor white farmers who did not have land of their own and worked on a share basis for landowners. Sharecropping was a widespread system in the American South after the Civil War.
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.
Who most benefited from the sharecropping system in Georgia?
Land Owners.
During Reconstruction the system of sharecropping was least beneficial to?
Landowners
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 area on the map represents the region where sharecropping was the dominant form of agricultural production in the late-1800s?
The Southern United States region, particularly the states that were part of the former Confederacy, was where sharecropping was the dominant form of agricultural production in the late-1800s. This system emerged after the Civil War as a way for freed slaves and poor whites to work the land owned by wealthy landowners in exchange for a portion of the crops produced.
How did African American struggle against the slave system?
African Americans struggled against the slave system because the system denied them both freedom and wages
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.
