RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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How did sharecropping work?
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Poor farmers were given land to own and farm from old plantations
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Poor farmers paid money to rent land
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Poor farmers rented land and paid for it with a part of the crop
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Rich farmers gave away their land to poor farmers.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The landlords compelled the sharecroppers to plant 15% of their land with indigo and also surrender their entire harvest as rent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sharecropping is a form of land tenancy, in which the landowner permits the tenant to use his land in return for a stipulated fraction of the output (the ‘share’).
Detailed explanation-3: -With a sharecropping contract, poor farmers were granted access to farm small plots of land. Instead of paying rent in cash, they were required to give a portion of the crop yield, called shares, back to the landowner.
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