119k views
0 votes
Sharecropping was one of the economic approaches to farming that gave freed slaves access to land. What other advantage did it provide?

2 Answers

1 vote

it gave them some access to financial independence but they still relied heavily on the former slave owners for support.

User Shan Kulkarni
by
8.2k points
3 votes
Slaves were under a different set of laws when sharecropping, they could keep some profit of the crops and were somewhat considered “free”
User Zyad Sherif
by
8.1k points