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How widespread was sharecropping in the South in the late 1800s?

A
All the Southern states had sharecropping on more than half their farms.
B
All the Southern states had sharecropping on less than half their farms.
C
Sharecropping varied from state to state, but it was common in many places.
D
Sharecropping varied from state to state, but it was never very common.
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What was the main reason why many African Americans became sharecroppers after the Civil War?

A
They liked farming more than other work.
B
They knew it would help them buy land.
C
They had little money and few options.
D
They were required to by new laws.
3

After the Civil War ended, the system of sharecropping

A
offered newly free African Americans equal opportunities to participate in the Southern economy.
B
gave newly free African Americans the upper hand in the agricultural South.
C
offered Northerners an opportunity to relocate and start their own farms and plantations.
D
gave White landowners economic dominance in the Southern economy.
4

After slavery was abolished, most White Southern planters

A
decided to switch industries.
B
needed a new system of labor.
C
experimented with different crops.
D
divided up land ownership.
5

Who held the power in the system of sharecropping in the South?

A
White landowners held the power because they controlled the property, money, and supplies.
B
African American sharecroppers held the power because they outnumbered the White landowners.
C
White landowners and African American sharecroppers shared power because they both needed each other.
D
African American sharecroppers held the power because they occupied most of the land.
6

How long did sharecropping and tenant farming last in the South?

A
into the 1870s
B
into the 1890s
C
into the 1910s
D
into the 1930s
7

Even though sharecroppers rented their land, they could usually

A
do whatever they wanted with it.
B
pass down farming rights to their sons.
C
own the land their cabin stood on.
D
claim ownership after a few years.
8

Sharecropping could best be described as

A
a political system.
B
an economic system.
C
an educational process.
D
a manufacturing process.
9

What long-term effect did sharecropping have on the economy of the South?

A
It provided a strong agricultural base so industries could develop.
B
It produced surplus food, so more people worked in specialized jobs.
C
It kept the region dependent on agriculture, especially cotton cultivation.
D
It overworked the land so much that poor harvests and famine resulted.
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During Reconstruction, Southerners who owned plantations farmed their fields

A
by hiring newly free African Americans.
B
by investing in farm machinery.
C
by renting plots of land to farmers.
D
by selling land to tenant farmers.

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