From Slavery to Sharecropping by Ryan Robertson https://padlet.com/ryanrobertsonma/vjllr4obzt1a Analyze and evaluate an actual contract between a sharecropper and a landowner. en-us 2017-09-28 12:26:07 UTC 2025-06-19 15:39:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Background ryanrobertsonma https://padlet.com/ryanrobertsonma/vjllr4obzt1a/wish/192029374 After the Civil War Freedmen were given opportunities as sharecroppers. Even though many thought sharecropping was a better way of life, often contracts were written to take advantage of the illiterate. Read the following contract that was signed in 1879.]]> 2017-09-28 12:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanrobertsonma/vjllr4obzt1a/wish/192029374 Questions ryanrobertsonma https://padlet.com/ryanrobertsonma/vjllr4obzt1a/wish/192038405 After reading the contract, post one paragraph answering the following questions. 
1. In what ways is the contract unfair for sharecroppers?
2. What changes could be made to ensure equality between sharecroppers and landowners. 
3. What comparisons can be made between slavery and sharecropping?]]> 2017-09-28 12:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanrobertsonma/vjllr4obzt1a/wish/192038405