What is sharecropping?

• a system where you worked your own land to make a profit

• a system where landowners allowed tenant farmer to work land in exchange for part of the crop

• a system where landowners allowed tenant farmer to work land in exchange for all of their crop

• a system to help poor farmers become wealthy

Why was it difficult for sharecroppers to leave the farms they were renting from?

• Sharecroppers had a loyalty to the owners.

• Sharecroppers enjoyed working for no profit

• Sharecroppers didn't want to leave.

• Sharecroppers remained in debt

After Reconstruction ended who took control of the government in the South?

• Freedmen s' Bureau

• Abraham Lincoln

• Landowners maintained political decision making.

• Slave owners

How did the expansion of railroads affect the cattle industry?

• reduced need for cattle ranchers

• allowed ranchers to ship cattle East for slaughter.

• Railroad started land disputes between cattle owners.

• none of the above.

Farmers out West were very important to the economy, but who took advantage of them?

• No one took advantage.

• Native Americans took advantage

• Steam boat captain took advantage

• Eastern banks took advantage.

How did the Populist party plan to help farmers and industrial workers?

• influence the government to support gold trade

• prevent silver from changing the currency

• limit monopolies

• expand sharecropping

identify a struggle farmers faced in the West?

• high freight rates

• volcano eruptions

• introduction of silver

• unfair taxes on their crops

​ What are two things that helped the western expansion​ ​

• Railroad connected the east and west
• Manifest Destiny encouraged Western Migration

• promoted slavery
• industries grew in the west
• decrease in the population

How many acres did the Homestead Act give settlers?

What types of jobs did western expansion create?

• hunting guides

• Wagon repair

• general stores

• mining

• banking