sharecropping Antonyms
Meaning of sharecropping
sharecropping
to farm or produce as a sharecropper, to farm (land) or produce (a crop) as a sharecropper, to farm as a sharecropper
FAQs About the word sharecropping
to farm or produce as a sharecropper, to farm (land) or produce (a crop) as a sharecropper, to farm as a sharecropper
horticulture, gardening, farmwork, tillage, agriculture,farming, cultivation, agronomy, monoculture, husbandry
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Sharecropping was a system prevalent in the American South where tenants worked land owned by landlords in exchange for a share of the crops.
The sharecropping system often trapped farmers in a cycle of poverty and debt, as they were compelled to share a high percentage of their harvests with the landowners.
During the Reconstruction era, many former slaves entered sharecropping arrangements as a means of gaining access to land and a way to earn a living.
Sharecropping agreements often dictated the crops that could be cultivated, limiting the farmers' autonomy.
