Which of the following best describes the practice of sharecropping?
A. a system of farming where Blacks and Whites established elaborate rituals of crop exchange, similar to the etiquette rituals of the antebellum South
B. a system of farming, primarily in the North, where Blacks and Whites farmed the land equally after Reconstruction in an effort to heal after the war
C. a system of farming where Whites and Blacks shared labor on common plots of land
D. a system of farming where a tenant works on land in exchange for a share of profits, a place to live, food, and clothing, all supplied by the owner
E. a system of farming in which free Blacks had the autonomy to grow and disperse their own crops
Answer: D
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