Multiple choice

What was the effect of the sharecropper system in the South during the late 19th century?

  1. Blacks were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.

  2. Many Blacks left the South to escape their debts.

  3. Blacks worked in a system very similar to slavery.

  4. Blacks worked for low wages to pay the cost of emancipation.
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Explanation

The sharecropping system trapped many African Americans in a cycle of debt and poverty. Because they had to borrow money for supplies and tools, they were often unable to leave their land, creating a condition of economic dependence similar to slavery.

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