During the Civil War Reconstruction era there were many farm owners who could not afford to keep their property running efficiently because of their lack in funds. Therefore they created a solution called "sharecropping". Sharecropping can be defined by looking at its name, the sharing of crops. An owner of a farm could allow a person to raise crops on their land. At the end of the year the farm owner would collect a portion of the profits.
The system of sharecropping seems simple and efficient, and in the beginning it was. However, overtime it became into a never-ending circle of debt. People quickly realized that sharecropping wasn't the best way to become independent individuals.
{Sharecroppers= people who could only offer their labor}
Tenant Farming
Tenant farming is similar to sharecropping. The difference is who the farm owner is working with. Sharecroppers are people who can only offer their labor and aren't very strict over what profit they get back.The tenant farmers however, were a lot more self-sufficient. They owned their own tools, supplies, and plow animals. They also would make sure to get more than half of the profits.
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