Sharecropping benefitted most of the newly freed slaves. They were able to escape poverty and lead much better lives. It was nothing at all like slavery.

False

is that correct

No, that statement is false. Sharecropping actually continued to exploit many newly freed slaves, trapping them in cycles of debt and poverty similar to slavery.

Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans agreed on how Reconstruction would reshape the country and give rights to freedmen.

Question 2 options:
True
False

False