Analyze the concept of sharecropping. How close was it to slavery? Did it violate federal laws and the Constitution? Was there any response from the federal government?
Answer:
An ideal answer will:
1. Discuss how sharecropping is similar to slavery.
2. Discuss the laws (Black Codes) in the South that made sharecropping possible.
3. Discuss the problems of employment and land acquisition for African-Americans.
4. Discuss the economic problems for the South.
5. Discuss the response, if any, by the federal government.
6. Provide a concise and effective conclusion.
You might also like to view...
The bloody civil war, execution of two emperors, and the suicide of a third, in the mid-first century A.D
a. was the result of a general long-term decay of military discipline. b. permanently undermined the stability of the Empire. c. led to the rule of Vespasian. d. stripped away the facade of Augustan stability and revealed the bankruptcy of the imperial system. e. was immediately followed by the "Five Good Emperors."
The Chesapeake Affair aroused American anger toward
(A) The illegal impressment of American sailors (B) French attempts to persuade Congress to declare war on Britain in defiance of the Neutrality Proclamation (C) The Northwest Confederacy west of the Mississippi (D) New England delegates at the Hartford Convention
The massive flood surge following the breach of New Orleans' levees further weakened the city by
A) washing away bridges. B) flooding the city's drainage systems. C) cutting the city off from federal government responses to deliver aid to New Orleans. D) flooding generators in the hospitals caring for people who could not evacuate the city.
Advertisers often use ______ to sell consumer products.
a. guilt b. race baiting c. gender coding d. the Internet