What Changes in Labor Arrangements Occurred on the Barrow Plantation

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Essay

What changes in labor arrangements occurred on the Barrow plantation in the sixteen years after the Civil War? What aspects of plantation life after Reconstruction remained similar to what had existed before the Civil War?

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Definitions:

Check Clearing

The process by which money is transferred from the checking accounts of the writers of checks to the checking accounts of the recipients of the checks.

Insuring Bank Deposits

A government or independent institution's act of providing a guarantee to bank depositors that their deposits will be protected up to a certain limit in the event of a bank failure.

Time Deposits

Time Deposits are savings accounts or certificates of deposit (CDs) that lock the depositor's funds for a certain period of time, during which early withdrawal incurs penalties.

Reserve Requirements

The portion of depositors' balances that banks must have on hand as cash, mandated by central banking authorities.