How Did Landlords Exploit Laborers Under the Sharecropping System That

question 18

Multiple Choice

How did landlords exploit laborers under the sharecropping system that arose following the Civil War?

• A) By refusing to rent land to free blacks
• B) By charging high fees for goods and supplies
• C) By paying below-market rates for crops
• D) By sabotaging crop growth

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