RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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sharecropping
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tenant farming
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plantation farming
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W.R.I.S.T. farming
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Reconstruction affect the Plantation system? The plantation system was ruined. Plantation owners no longer had slaves to work their plantations, so they divided their land into shares and began letting sharecroppers farm their land.
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: -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-4: -Tenant farmers usually received between two-thirds and three-quarters of the harvest, minus deductions for living expenses. Sharecroppers, however, received only half the crop, from which landowners deducted rent and any credit (with interest) for supplies provided for the family’s subsistence.