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Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.10
What was one key distinction between how sharecropping and tenant farming impacted African Americans during Reconstruction?
Only tenant farming existed during this period; sharecropping came later.
There was no significant difference in how these systems affected African Americans.
Tenant farmers were usually bound by debts due to crop lien system, while sharecroppers had more financial autonomy.
Sharecroppers were often bound by debts due to crop lien system, while tenant farmers could have more financial autonomy.
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