14. EMANCIPATION AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1863

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 14.4 Sharecropping Agreement, 1870

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 14.4: Sharecropping Agreement, 1870

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Who stood to benefit the most from the contract between Willis P. Bocock and his former slaves?

The freedmen

Mr. Bocock

The manager

The free children

2. What was an unintended consequence of the sharecropping system in the South?

Cyclical poverty

The end of racism

Urbanization

Reversal of fortunes

3. How might the workday of the sharecroppers compare to that of the same people when they were slaves?

There was no comparison in difficulty of the work.

Expectations were exactly the same, with no changes.

The work was much easier than it had been previously.

The work itself was the same, but the circumstances improved slightly.

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