Sharecropping developed after the slavery system had been abolished. In exchange for labor, the worker received a portion of the crop to sell and use as he wished. In reality, it was another form of slavery. The landlord deducted the rent from the portion of the crop due to the laborer, which very often left the worker with a bare subsistence living.
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Sharecropping gave freed slaves a chance to earn a living and gave landowners a much needed labor force.
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Debt peonage and sharecropping are both systems that emerged in the post-Civil War South, linking laborers to landowners through debt. In sharecropping, tenants farm land in exchange for a share of the crop, often leading to cycles of debt due to high costs for supplies and low prices for their harvests. Debt peonage, meanwhile, forced individuals into labor to pay off debts, often under exploitative conditions. Both systems effectively trapped laborers in a cycle of economic dependency and limited their mobility and freedom.
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Sharecropping and Tenant farming were two systems that replaced the plantation system in the south after the Civil War.
sharecropping did not cause the civil war but it happened after when they couldnt have slaves anymore
After the Civil War.
after the Civil War
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Sharecropping and tenant farming both emerged as labor systems in the South after the Civil War and Reconstruction. Both systems involved individuals working on land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops produced. The laborers in these systems typically faced economic struggles and limited autonomy.
Many African American farmers were caught in a condition of debt peonage due to systemic racism and economic exploitation following the Civil War. Sharecropping systems often left them in a cycle of debt, as they borrowed money for supplies and were forced to give a significant portion of their crops to landowners, making it difficult to achieve financial independence. Additionally, discriminatory practices, such as inflated prices and unfair contracts, further entrenched their economic vulnerability. This cycle of debt perpetuated their reliance on white landowners and limited their opportunities for upward mobility.
Sharecropping was an important method forplantation owners to maintain their control over agriculture in the Civil War Period/Time.Hope that help!
Many people turned to sharecropping because they didn't know how to farm their own land.
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