Question

What was one reason why sharecropping began in the South?

It was a way to take advantage of the South’s strong infrastructure.
The federal government required Southerners to use this system.
The Southern economy and farms had been destroyed during the Civil War.
Farmers were the only Southerners who still had money after the Civil War.

Answer 1

C. Landowners needed laborers, and freed slaves needed work.

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Answer 2

The Southern economy and farms had been destroyed during the Civil War