Which of the following is a true statement about the sharecropping system?
A) It was more popular among the white population in the South than among the black population.
B) It gave freedom to black people, as landowners allowed all black people to own property.
C) It offered great hope for economic and social advancement.
D) It easily permitted sharecroppers to earn enough money to buy land.
E) It first paid the farmer and then the landowner when crops were sold at the market.
A
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