Sharecropping After The Civil War

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1) Describe in detail the system or systems of labor that emerged in the South after the end of the Civil War. What was the impact of the South's postwar economic transformation on Southern whites and blacks during Reconstruction? Sharecropping emerged in the sout after theend of the civil war. Sharecropping is when a land owner allows workers to use part of the land in agreement that part of what is produced is given back to the owner. With many of the men having faught and dide, the women had to maintain the plantations. Wage labor also developed for sugar plantations. The economy was slowly rebuilt, but took a major impact after the war. The impact was less production, because of less forced labor. 2) Describe and discuss the Thirteen,

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