Sharecropping was a labor system in which one person and their family grew crops for a large landowner. The landowner would allow them to purchase tools, fertilizer, seed, etc... on credit and when the crop was harvested, the sharecropper would receive a "share" of the crop. Often it was not enough to pay off their credit and the cycle began again. Often known as another form of slavery, but 2/3 of sharecroppers were white.
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A chopper an odd shaped rock that was used to cut things.
William Magear "boss" Tweed is a corrupt representative who defrauds millions of dollars from New Yorkers. He and his peers in the Democratic Party in New York exploit their power in the government for personal gain. As a civil reformer and a cartoonist, Thomas Nast portrays William Tweed as a vulture who preys on New Yorkers.
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Americans have different ideals of what is valuable for a better life.
