Question 4 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)
Sharecroppers often had to give a large share of their crops to landowners and buy supplies on credit, leaving little food or money for their families. Debt could carry over from year to year, keeping many sharecroppers in poverty. Because land and resources remained controlled by white landowners, sharecroppers generally could not save enough to buy land; sharing a harvest did not create a large crop surplus.
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