Respuesta :
Answer:B
Explanation: Unlike
sharecroppers, who could only contribute their labor but had no legal claim to the land or crops they farmed, tenant farmers frequently owned plow animals, equipment, and supplies. Because farm credit was lacking in the South, landowners often provided food and other necessities, then deducted the cost from the workers' share of the harvested crops. Tenant farmers usually received between two-thirds and three-quarters of the harvest, minus deductions for living expenses. Sharecroppers, however, received only half the crop, from which landowners deducted rent and any credit (with interest) for supplies provided for the family's subsistence.
Farm tenancy was a
well-established institution in antebellum Georgia, although its incidence varied markedly from region to region. The role of tenancy before 1861 remains to be fully explored, but it probably provided important precedents.
