- Students can identify that working as a sharecropper / tenet farmer / day laborer did not allow workers to get ahead - Students can identify the types of purchases made by sharecroppers / tenet farmer / day laborers at the plantation store - Students can recognize that sharecroppers often had more debt than day laborers.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Sharecroppers, Tenant Farmers, and Day Laborers