Question

What was the name given to a person who would work the land in return for a share of the crop, a cabin, seed, tools and a mule?

A. slaves
B. indentured servant
C. tenant farmer
D. sharecropper

Answer 1

The answer is D. Sharecropper,

Answer 2

The individual who would work the land in return for a share of the crop was a sharecropper. Sharecropping became a way of life in the South after the Civil War.