Steps of Sharecropping
The deal between the sharecropper and the landowner where no money is exchanged.
Agreement
What did freedmen not have to farm on?
Land
The sharecropper takes care of everything, the planting, growing, and harvesting.
Farming the land
Families bought supplies on credit, so they were stuck in a cycle of constantly owing money.
Debt Cycle
After the harvest, the land owner takes the majority of what was grown on their land as a payment.
Sharing the crop
What did sharecropping provide them with?
A place to live or a way to work
The sharecroppers use their share to repay what they owed.
Paying back debt
What did sharecroppers hope to save in order to have their own land?
Money
The landowner allows them to borrow things like seeds, tools, food, and housing while farming and pay later.
Supplies on credit
The system had a lot of _______, meaning it was unfair since many families stayed poor and dependent on landowners.
Inequality