Sharecropping and Tenant Farming Quiz

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Froggy Jumps Sharecropping and Tenant Farming QuizOnline version Test your understanding of post-slavery farming systems. by Dot O'Farrell 1 What system replaced large plantations after slavery ended? a Industrial farming b Tenant farming and sharecropping c 2 Who mostly became tenant farmers after slavery was abolished? a Immigrants b Former slaves c 3 What did a tenant farmer usually provide for the landowner? a Tools and seeds b Labor and crop share c 4 What did sharecroppers typically provide that affected their crop share? a b Land ownership c Their own tools and supplies 5 How much of the crop did most sharecroppers receive? a All of it b c Half 6 Who usually supplied tools, seeds, and supplies in a sharecropping arrangement? a Landowners b The government c 7 What risk did droughts impose on tenant farmers and sharecroppers? a Many did not survive due to hard times b They gained wealth c 8 What financial problem did many tenants and sharecroppers face? a Excess savings b Debt for supplies c 9 Despite challenges, what did the system help expand in communities? a Industrial factories only b New towns with schools, churches, roads, and businesses c 10 What typical consequence followed by tenants affected by drought and debt? a They moved to cities never farming again b c Many did not survive hard times 11 What is the core idea of sharecropping? a Farmers own the land and rent it to others b Landowners provide land and resources; workers farm and share proceeds c 12 Who typically supplied the land in sharecropping? a b Tenants c Landowners 13 How are profits usually distributed in sharecropping? a b Worker keeps all harvest c A portion of harvest goes to the landowner; rest to the worker 14 What distinguishes tenant farming from sharecropping? a b Tenants work for free until debt is paid c Tenants usually own some tools or supplies and pay rent with cash or crop share 15 Why did sharecropping often leave farmers in debt? a b Crop liens and high input costs tied them to the land c Government loans forgave all debts 16 What is a crop lien? a A legal claim on crops to secure a debt with a supplier or landlord b A type of harvest festival c 17 Which era is most associated with sharecropping in the U.S. South? a Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction era b World War II era c 18 Which group was most affected by sharecropping in the South? a Industrial factory workers b c African American freedpeople and poor white farmers 19 What was a common drawback for tenants in tenancy farming? a Immediate ownership of land after one season b c Rising rent or price-fixing by landlords 20 Which factor helped sustain sharecropping as a system? a b Credit networks and store-bought supplies tied tenants to debt c Free supply of seeds from the government

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Sharecropping and Tenant Farming QuizOnline version

by Dot O'Farrell

What system replaced large plantations after slavery ended?

Who mostly became tenant farmers after slavery was abolished?

What did a tenant farmer usually provide for the landowner?

What did sharecroppers typically provide that affected their crop share?

How much of the crop did most sharecroppers receive?

Who usually supplied tools, seeds, and supplies in a sharecropping arrangement?

What risk did droughts impose on tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

What financial problem did many tenants and sharecroppers face?

Despite challenges, what did the system help expand in communities?

What typical consequence followed by tenants affected by drought and debt?

What is the core idea of sharecropping?

Who typically supplied the land in sharecropping?

How are profits usually distributed in sharecropping?

What distinguishes tenant farming from sharecropping?

Why did sharecropping often leave farmers in debt?

What is a crop lien?

Which era is most associated with sharecropping in the U.S. South?

Which group was most affected by sharecropping in the South?

What was a common drawback for tenants in tenancy farming?

Which factor helped sustain sharecropping as a system?