Why Was Sharecropping a Disappointment for Many African Americans

Multiple Choice

Why was sharecropping a disappointment for many African Americans?

A) Black sharecroppers rarely achieved economic independence or land ownership.
B) By the 1870s, new farming technology eliminated the need for most workers on sharecropping farms.
C) Former slaves, who had wanted to work in family units, were quickly pressed back into gangs.
D) Landowners regularly took farm land away from families who "defied" them.