AnswersMACS 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1Changing Abolitionism

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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.
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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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In the system of sharecropping in the South, many sharecroppers

A
made enough profit to acquire larger plots of land.
B
were unable to make a profit due to their debt.
C
lost harvests because they lacked equipment.
D
found that cotton was no longer a cash crop.
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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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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
6

Sharecropping could best be described as

A
a political system.
B
an economic system.
C
an educational process.
D
a manufacturing process.
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Under the system of sharecropping, contracts usually favored

A
landowners.
B
laborers.
C
freedmen.
D
the government.
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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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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.
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What negative impact did sharecropping have on the lives of African American people?

A
The system separated family members.
B
The system made it hard to do housework.
C
The system kept farmers in poverty.
D
The system forced families to move often.

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