Reconstruction and Sharecropping: Significance & Factors

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Reconstruction and Sharecropping: Significance & Factors

Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Understanding Sharecropping

Source A: Excerpt from a Reconstruction-era report 'Sharecropping became a widespread system in the South, where freed slaves and poor white farmers worked land owned by wealthy planters. They paid a share of their crops as rent, often leading to cycles of debt.' Provenance: Government report on economic practices in the South, 1875.

1.
Explain what sharecropping involved during Reconstruction. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the economic impact of sharecropping on farmers and landowners. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Outline the social factors that contributed to the spread of sharecropping in the South. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
4.
Explain why sharecropping was considered a significant system during Reconstruction. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Which factor was MORE significant in the spread of sharecropping: economic or social? Justify your answer with evidence. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
6.
Analyse how political decisions after the Civil War affected the prevalence of sharecropping. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Compare the role of religious beliefs and economic necessity in maintaining sharecropping. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Outline the main factors that contributed to the growth of sharecropping during Reconstruction. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
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Explain how sharecropping affected the opportunities for African Americans during Reconstruction. (3 marks)
[3 marks]

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1/1/2026
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