Question

What statement best describes the system of sharecropping?

Answer 1

Sharecropping is a system in which an individual rents land from a plantation/farm owner. In return, the individual must give the plantation owner some of his crops as a form of payment. After paying for the land, the person renting the land can keep the excess goods/resources. This system was extremely popular in the United States after the Civil War. This is because many newly freed slaves were skilled in farming and needed a way to survive.