The freedmen, who wanted autonomy and independence, refused to sign contracts that required gang labor, and sharecropping emerged as a compromise. ... In exchange for the use of land, a cabin, and supplies, sharecroppers agreed to raise a cash crop and give a portion, usually 50 percent, of the crop to their landlord
I agree with the person above - <span>Loyalty to one’s country or to people with a common language, religion, and history is known as nationalism.
It means you are faithful to your own country of origin and love it above all. Today, nationalism has a negative connotation because of extremists such as Nazis.
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1) control the commerce of their American colonies 2) <span>promote colonial trade with France and Spain</span>3) ban all trade between the British colonies in North America
(4) restrict the importation of enslaved Africans
