The system of sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War because (1) most formerly enslaved persons had no farming skills
(2) owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages
(3) much farmland was ruined by the war
(4) plantation owners wanted to diversify crops

Concerns of the spanish treatment of what nation lead to the spanish american war

What city of ancient russia was heavily influenced by the byzantine merchants?

Which statement best describes the economy of india in the late 1700s? in the late 1700s, british farmers produced cotton that was shipped to indian factories to produce textiles. in the late 1700s, indian farmers produced cotton that was shipped to british factories to produce textiles. in the late 1700s, taxes were lowered to promote struggling manufacturing and trade industries in india. in the late 1700s, taxes were raised to gain revenue from the growing manufacturing industries in india.