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It was difficult for sharecroppers to get ahead because when crops failed, both landowners and workers suffered. Even in good times, most workers' shares were very little, if anything at all. Therefore, yet only few people got ahead through sharecropping.
The sharecropping system was so hard to overcome in the South after the Civil War because many land owners kept the freed slave still indentured by charging outrageous fees for the land that were hard to pay. It was a vicious cycle of lending money to plant and then not paying what the crops were worth to get debt paid off.
The sharecroppers were paid very little, but still had to pay rent and buy food. This meant a constant battle to make enough money to pay for everything they needed.
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Why did many farmers become sharecroppers?
So many freedmen and poor whites became sharecroppers.
Was probably true about contracts between landowners and Sharecroppers?
The land owners took advantage of the sharecroppers leaving them poor and in need.
What enabled sharecroppers to purchase goods on credit?
The sharecroppers were able to purchase goods on credit for a mortgage or lien on the farmer's crop. The merchant would advance supplies such as food, clothes, or tools in return.
Why do you think planters would give sharecroppers credit at their store?
No I can't answer this.
What was the end result for most sharecroppers?
history crossword just stop
Did sharecroppers have a fair chance to get ahead economically?
Following emancipation,sharecropping came to be an economic arrangement that kept the status quo between blacks and whites
What of food did the sharecroppers plant?
Sharecroppers could have planted:CottonRiceCorn
What group was least likely to prosper after the war?
The Sharecroppers farmers in the south will like not prosper after the war.
What were the advantages for the sharecroppers?
They were no longer enslaved but many became sharecroppers.
Were all sharecroppers African American?
No, all sharecroppers were not African American
An advantage of sharecropping over slavery was?
An advantage of sharecropping over slavery was that sharecroppers had more independence and autonomy in their work. While still facing challenges, sharecroppers had the opportunity to negotiate terms and potentially earn a share of the profits from their labor.
Why did many farmers become sharecroppers?
So many freedmen and poor whites became sharecroppers.
What do sharecroppers?
they make wheat
What is a synonym for sharecroppers?
FARMER
What African American woman did Lithographs of Sharecroppers and Two Generations?
why did farmers become sharecroppers sharecropping offered a measure of independance
What was possibly true about contracts between landowners and sharecroppers?
Sharecropping contracts typically favored the landowners, often resulting in unfair terms for the sharecroppers. Landowners controlled the land, tools, and supplies, ultimately keeping a significant portion of the crops produced by sharecroppers. Sharecroppers were often left with very little profit or autonomy.
What way that landowners took advantage of sharecroppers was by?
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.
