Question

1. choose the best answer.

why were southern blacks still dependent on white landowners after emancipation?
there were no opportunities for education.
federal laws restricted their ability to find employment.
state laws declared blacks as minors who had to be \cared\ for by whites.
they lacked the financial means to invest in land of their own or even to buy their own tools.

1. select all that apply.

select two ways that sharecroppers were at the mercy of landowners.
perpetual debt ensured that the workers would remain indebted to the landowner.
sharecroppers were never allowed to own land.
lack of transportation in rural areas meant that sharecroppers could not travel to cities to find jobs.
the value of the crops earned by sharecroppers was decided by the landowners.

Explanation:

For question 2: After emancipation, Southern Blacks lacked financial resources. They couldn't afford to buy land or tools. Education opportunities were limited but not the main reason for dependence. Federal laws didn't restrict employment in this context. State laws about minors don't fit the main cause.
For question 3: Perpetual debt kept sharecroppers in debt to landowners. Landowners also decided crop values, giving them power over sharecroppers. Sharecroppers could potentially own land in theory (though hard). Lack of transportation wasn't a core way they were at mercy compared to debt and crop - value control.

Answer:

1. They lacked the financial means to invest in land of their own or even to buy their own tools.
2. Perpetual debt ensured that the workers would remain indebted to the landowner; The value of the crops earned by sharecroppers was decided by the landowners.