Question
H6e - Sharecropping and Tenant Farming
Why were many farmers unable to pay their workers?
a. greed
b. a shortage of money
Why were many farmers unable to pay their workers?
a. greed
b. a shortage of money
Answers
GPT-4o mini
b. a shortage of money
Many farmers, especially in the post-Civil War South, struggled to pay their workers due to a shortage of money and economic instability. The agricultural economy was primarily based on cash crops, and following the war, many farmers faced debt, falling crop prices, and other financial challenges that made it difficult to meet labor costs.
Many farmers, especially in the post-Civil War South, struggled to pay their workers due to a shortage of money and economic instability. The agricultural economy was primarily based on cash crops, and following the war, many farmers faced debt, falling crop prices, and other financial challenges that made it difficult to meet labor costs.