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3 November, 13:08

Why did the sharecropping system hurt African American farmers? Check all that apply.

They rarely were able to turn a profit on crops they grew.

It led to the reestablishment of slavery throughout the South.

It meant unfair agreements, which led to debt that was hard to repay.

Then income was unpredictable because crops often failed.

They had to pay higher taxes on the land they owned than whites.

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  1. 3 November, 13:30
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    They were rarely able to turn a profit on crops they grew.

    Then income was unpredictable because crops often failed.

    Explanation:

    Sharecropping was an agreement where black even white people could rent land to cultivate.

    The sharecropping hurt African American farmers because the crops often failed, farmers had to sometimes pay with a bigger part of the crops.

    Cotton's price would fall, and farmers could not get a profit, practically farmers would work just to survive and pay the debt.
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