For the Tenant in the Post-Bellum South, the Advantage of Sharecropping

question 38

Multiple Choice

For the tenant in the post-bellum South, the advantage of sharecropping compared with renting for cash was that _____.

• A) the sharecropper's output was less dependent on weather.
• B) the sharecropper realized all of the gains from extra effort.
• C) sharecropping required more capital than renting.
• D) under sharecropping the landlord absorbed part of the risk of a bad harvest.