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How could sharecroppers still be in debt even after the
crop was sold?

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Answer:Landowners provided sharecroppers with land, seeds, tools, clothing, and food. Charges for the supplies were deducted from the sharecroppers' portion of the harvest, leaving them with substantial debt to landowners in bad years.

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User Phargelm
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Answer:

Charges for the land, supplies, and housing were deducted from the sharecroppers' portion of the harvest, often leaving them with substantial debt to the landowners in bad years.

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