Why was sharecropping so common in the Cotton Belt? A. It was a successful system that allowed tenant farmers to quickly acquire their own farms.
B. Labor shortages in the region promoted this system.
C. Unable to purchase their own land, many former slaves became sharecroppers.
D. Immigrants who were used to similar systems in Europe found comfort in this system, which
provided them the opportunity to own plots of land.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

this is a false claim the emancipation proclamtion freed all slaves in the rebillion states

male citizens in athens could vote on all the decisions that affected the city and serve on juries. however, democracy was not open to everyone. citizen women and children were not allowed to vote. slaves and foreigners living in athens (known as metics) were banned from participating in government.

cruel and illegal punishments

that would be the correct answer