Question
Identify the impact that sharecropping had.
(1 point)
Responses
It gave freedmen independence
It gave freedmen independence
It allowed freedmen to become landowners
It allowed freedmen to become landowners
Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty
Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty
It resulted in the expansion of profitable community farms
(1 point)
Responses
It gave freedmen independence
It gave freedmen independence
It allowed freedmen to become landowners
It allowed freedmen to become landowners
Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty
Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty
It resulted in the expansion of profitable community farms
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty.**
Sharecropping often resulted in exploitative arrangements that kept many freedmen and poor farmers in debt and poverty, as they were typically required to give a large portion of their crops to landowners and faced various fees and expenses that made it difficult to achieve financial independence.
**Most sharecroppers and small landowners became locked in a cycle of poverty.**
Sharecropping often resulted in exploitative arrangements that kept many freedmen and poor farmers in debt and poverty, as they were typically required to give a large portion of their crops to landowners and faced various fees and expenses that made it difficult to achieve financial independence.