abolition: the civil war ended in april of 1865, and by december, the thirteenth amendment was ratified, officially abolishing slavery in the united states.
- reconstruction amendments: the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the constitution, also called the reconstruction amendments, were adopted from 1865 - 1870
- the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and indentured servitude.
- the fourteenth amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the u.s., giving newly freed african americans citizenship
- the fifteenth amendment gave all males the right to vote, meaning that freed black men now had the right to vote
- barriers to equality: because freedmen often had no assets and no other option to make a living, many worked on their former plantations as sharecroppers in situations similar to slavery. sharecroppers farmed a landowner’s land in exchange for a share of the crop. they were at the mercy of landowners, leaving them indebted, mistreated, and struggling to get by.
- state - sanctioned racism: black codes, and later jim crow laws, were enacted in the south, limiting the freedoms of african americans and delaying true equality
how did sharecropping impact formerly enslaved people?
- it gave them ownership of the land they worked.
- it kept them poor and in situations similar to slavery.
- it provided them with wealth and upward mobility

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abolition: the civil war ended in april of 1865, and by december, the thirteenth amendment was ratified, officially abolishing slavery in the united states.
- reconstruction amendments: the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the constitution, also called the reconstruction amendments, were adopted from 1865 - 1870
  - the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and indentured servitude.
  - the fourteenth amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the u.s., giving newly freed african americans citizenship
  - the fifteenth amendment gave all males the right to vote, meaning that freed black men now had the right to vote
- barriers to equality: because freedmen often had no assets and no other option to make a living, many worked on their former plantations as sharecroppers in situations similar to slavery. sharecroppers farmed a landowner’s land in exchange for a share of the crop. they were at the mercy of landowners, leaving them indebted, mistreated, and struggling to get by.
- state - sanctioned racism: black codes, and later jim crow laws, were enacted in the south, limiting the freedoms of african americans and delaying true equality
how did sharecropping impact formerly enslaved people?
- it gave them ownership of the land they worked.
- it kept them poor and in situations similar to slavery.
- it provided them with wealth and upward mobility

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# Brief Explanations:
To answer the question, we analyze the text: "many worked on their former plantations as sharecroppers in situations similar to slavery... They were at the mercy of landowners, leaving them indebted, mistreated, and struggling to get by."

- Option 1: The text says sharecroppers farmed a landowner’s land, so they didn’t own the land. Eliminate this.
- Option 2: The description of sharecroppers being at landowners’ mercy, indebted, mistreated, and struggling matches "kept them poor and in situations similar to slavery."
- Option 3: The text shows they struggled, so it didn’t provide wealth or upward mobility. Eliminate this.

# Answer:
B. It kept them poor and in situations similar to slavery.

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