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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the years following the Civil War, white landowners in the South had land but no cash to pay laborers, and former slaves had labor but no cash or credit to buy land. What effect did this situation have on African-Americans in the South?
A
housands of African-Americans left well-paying jobs in southern textile mils to buy land at reduced prices.
B
Sharecropping became one of few options for ex-slaves to support themselves and their families.
C
Many African-Americans became wealthy by renting land from southern landowners
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The small percentage of those who were plantation owners found themselves without a source of labor, and many plantations had to be auctioned off (often at greatly reduced value) to settle debts and support the family.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the Civil War, sharecropping and tenant farming took the place of slavery and the plantation system in the South. Sharecropping and tenant farming were systems in which white landlords (often former plantation slaveowners) entered into contracts with impoverished farm laborers to work their lands.

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