RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
LIFE IN THE SOUTH AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
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farmed a section of land owned by someone else in exchange for part of the income.
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farmed land owned by someone else, but provided their own seeds and supplies. Were more independent and made more money.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -a person who farms land owned by another and pays rent in cash or in a share of the crops.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management, while tenant farmers contribute their labor along with at times varying amounts of capital and management.
Detailed explanation-3: -In tenant farming, tenants live in the same land and engage in agricultural practices for a given period, and finally get their payments as money, fixed amount of crop, or in combination. In the case of sharecropping, tenant receives his portion as a share. He has to give a share to the landowner, which is pre decided.