Sharecropping and Tenant Farming Flashcard

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What did a sharecropper typically not own? Options: Land, house, mule, tools; Seeds, crops, land; House, seeds, crops; Tools, seeds, crops

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Land, house, mule, tools

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What did the crop 'lien' system use as security for loans?

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Goods or produce

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What was the typical interest rate charged by merchants on loans?

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37%

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What was seldom tolerated in the South regarding African-American farmers?

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Challenging the skills or integrity of the white man

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What was a common financial issue faced by sharecroppers and crop-lien farmers?

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Owing money at the end of the year

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What percentage of African-Americans were farmers in 1890?

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56%

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By 1930, what fraction of African-Americans in the South owned the land they worked?

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One in ten

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What did freedom often mean for African-Americans after emancipation?

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Continuing to work for white landowners