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lindiwe

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For the tenant in the post-bellum South, the advantage of sharecropping compared with renting for cash was that _____.
 a. the sharecropper's output was less dependent on weather
  b. the sharecropper realized all of the gains from extra effort
  c. sharecropping required more capital than renting
  d. under sharecropping the landlord absorbed part of the risk of a bad harvest

Question 2

Which of the following is most accurate?
 a. African Americans were generally hurt economically relative to whites during WW II.
  b. African American education rates are now about the same as those of whites.
  c. The poverty rate for African Americans is about 300 larger than the rate for whites.
  d. The average household income of African Americans is currently about 90 of whites'.



kiamars2010

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Answer to Question 1

d. under sharecropping the landlord absorbed part of the risk of a bad harvest.

Answer to Question 2

c. The poverty rate for African Americans is about 300 larger than the rate for whites.



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