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The Civil War at Home

Question 2 • RS AZ-US History A

Which of the following were negative things experienced by African Americans living under the sharecropping system? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
Sharecropping created a cycle of debt.
B
Sharecroppers could not legally marry.
C
Many sharecroppers felt tied to their farms.
D
Laws made it difficult for sharecroppers to sell their own cotton.
E
Sharecroppers were not legally allowed to worship as they chose.
F
Contracts and laws heavily favored landlords.

Explanation

Sharecroppers often had to borrow supplies on credit, and high fees or interest could leave them in debt year after year. They could also feel tied to their farms because they owed money to landlords and had little control over when or where they worked. Landlords commonly controlled the crop and its sale, while contracts and laws generally protected landlords’ interests more than sharecroppers’. Sharecropping did not legally prohibit marriage or choosing how to worship.

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