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Question:

Sharecropping became an economic system in the South after the Civil War because?

A.most african-american left the South
B.the Ku Klux destroyed the plantations
C.Irish immigrants competed with African-American for jobs
D.planters needed a new labor force to replace the slaves.

A seems to be right~!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: D

A is incorrect because most blacks did not leave the South. Blacks were even hired to sharecrop by their old masters.

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