Sunday, October 24, 2010

Scalawgs and Others

Please post your comments and answers below not later than 6AM, Tuesday morning, October 26th, 2010.

1.  In complete sentences, explain the difference between a "Sharecropper" and a "Tenant Farmer" in Reconstruction South.

2.  If you had to be one or the other back then, a sharecropper or a tenant farmer, which would you choose to be and why?

3.  Who were Hiram Revels and Garrison Frazier?  What did they have in common with each other? 

4.  What is the difference between a "Scalawag" and a "Carpetbagger?" If you had to turn to one or the other for help back then, which one would you turn to and why?

21 comments:

  1. Kevin Sanchez

    1.A sharecropper is a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land.
    1.A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord.

    2.I would be a sharecropper a landowner makes money off of other farmers my sharing the land.

    3.Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate

    4.Scalawag was a nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War. Carpetbagger was a negative term Southerners gave to Northerners (also referred to as Yankees) who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era.

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  2. Jose navarro


    1. A sharecropper is someone that owns the land and allows someone to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land.

    1b. A tenant farmer is someone who stays on and farms owned by the landlord.

    2. I would be a sharecropper cause they make money on someone else doing work making you the boss

    3. Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate

    4. Scalawag southern white people who supported Reconstruction: Carpetbagger was a bad name Southerners gave to Northerners who moved to the South.

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  3. 1. A sharecroper is a person who doesnt own the land he farms. A tenant farmer is a peson who farms land owned by another and pays rent in cash or in kind.

    2. I would rather be a sharecropper because even though o dont own any land, i will not be paying rent and working on the farm.

    3.Hiram Revels was the first African American man to serve in the Senate and the first man in the U.S Congress. Garrison Frazier led contingent of religous leaders and he expressed how he felt about he African Americans trying to end slavery.

    4. A scalawag is a nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War. A carpetbagger was a negative term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the sout during the Reconstruction era.

    I would rather be a scalawag because I would be supporting something positive and making a differnence.

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  4. Nayalis Perez

    1. A share cropper rents the land but share the crops they produce on that land while a Tenant farmer rents the land but pays with money to farm and live on the land.

    2. I will rather be a tenant Farmer because I can keep all my crops to sell and live on the land where if I was a Sharecropper the tent will take more than haft my crops which isn’t fair.

    3. Hiram Revels was the first African American to win election as a U.S Senator. Garrison Frazier a former slaver turned Baptist minister. They are both African American.

    4. Scalawag was white southerners who joined the Republican Party. Carpetbagger was those who left their homes (in the north) after the war and moved to the South. The carpetbagger because they are more likely to help me then a white southerner

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  5. 1. A Sharecropper is a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop. A Tenant Farmer is a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.

    2. If i could chose between the two of being a Sharecropper or a Tenant Farmer i would be a Sharecropper because i can just use the money i got from farming to pay my rent instead of using my own cash.

    3. Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Garrison Frazier led contingent of religous leaders. They both were against slavery.

    4. A Scalawag is a native white Southerner who collaborates with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. A Carpetbagger is a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics. IF i had to turn to one or the other for help back then i would run to the Scalawag because they were more about the foreces of things in helping.

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  6. 1. A Sharecropper is a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop. A Tenant Farmer is a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.

    2. If i could chose between the two of being a Sharecropper or a Tenant Farmer i would be a Sharecropper because i can just use the money i got from farming to pay my rent instead of using my own cash.

    3. Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Garrison Frazier led contingent of religous leaders. They both were against slavery.

    4. A Scalawag is a native white Southerner who collaborates with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. A Carpetbagger is a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics. IF i had to turn to one or the other for help back then i would run to the Scalawag because they were more about the foreces of things in helping.

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  7. 1. A sharecropper is a landlord who rents out his land and gets paid with cash or some of the crop
    A tenant farmer is the person that the sharecropper rents the land out to

    2. I would be a sharecropper because I could make more money by renting my land instead of selling the crop by myself

    3. Hiram Revels was the first african american senate. Garrison Fraizer was a reverend. They were both ministers at one point in their lives

    4. A scalawag is a southerner who supported reconstruction
    A carpetbagger was a northerner who moved to the south worked with the freed slaves and scalawags for financial profit. If I had to choose I would turn to the scalawags because they can be trusted unlike the carpetbagger who are only in it for the money

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  8. 1. A sharecropper is a tenant who pays as a rent a share of the crop. A tenant farmer is a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of product.
    2. If I had to choose I would rather be a tenant farmer because I would have the choice to pay in crops or cash instead of crops all the time.
    3. Herman Revels was one African American who served in the US senate. Garrison Frazier led contingent of religous leaders.they both preached once in their life.
    4. Scalawag was a nickname for southern whites who supported reconstruction following the civil war. Some were former unionist. A carpetbagger was a negative term southerners gave northerners who moved to the south during reconstruction. I would turn to the term carpetbagger because those in the north only turned to the south so they could benefit from the reconstruction more.
    niya stuckey

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  9. 1) A sharecropper is a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land. A tenant farmer is one that resides on and farms land owned by a landlord.

    2) If I had to choose between the two I would choose a sharecropper because its your land and someone is living on it and they have to give you a share of crops.

    3)Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Garrison Frazier was a minister.

    4) A scalawag was a nickname for southern whites who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War. Carpetbaggers was a negative term Southerners gave to Northerners (also referred to as Yankees)

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  10. Tiara Davis
    1.sharecropper is a tenant farmer who gives a share of the crops raised to the landlord.
    tenant farmer is someone who works and pays rent for land owned by another.
    2. A tenant farmer because its just like getting a apartment and paying rent.
    3.Hiram Revels was the first black american to serve in the united states senate.
    Garrison Frazier was a reverand who led the continget of religious leaders. Both did something in the war.
    4.A scalawag is a southerner who joinedformer republicans party during reconstruction.
    carpetbagger was a negative term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the south during reconstruction.I would be a scalawag because they were part of an organization.

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  11. German Martinez

    1) A sharecropper is a tenant farmer shares the crops to the landlord. A Tenant Farmer is a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.

    2) A Sharecropper because i wont have to pay cash only pay with amounts of my crops.

    3) Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
    Garrison Frazier was a reverand who led the continget of religious leaders. Hiram and Garrison both did something during the ar.

    4) Scalawag southern white people who supported Reconstruction: Carpetbagger was a bad name Southerners gave to Northerners who moved to the South. I'd rather be a scalawag because it sounds cool and because i'll be part of something.

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  12. 1. A sharecropper is a tenant farmer that pays for rent with crops. A tenant farmer cultivates another person's land, and pays him either with cash or crops.

    2. I would rather be a sharecropper because I am using the space for myself and I am just paying in crops.

    3. Hiriam Revels was the first African American in the United States Senate, and Garrison Frazier led a contingent of religious leaders. Both of them were African American.

    4. A scalawag is a white southerner who supported the Reconstruction. A carpetbagger is a northerner who went to the South after the war and became Republican. I would be a scalawag because they wanted to put the country back together.

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  13. 1.A sharecropper is a tenant farmer that shares his crops with the owner. A tenant farmer farms the land that he doesn’t own and pays rent for it.

    2.I would rather be a sharecropper so that I do not have to owe any amounts of money, just crops.

    3.Hiram Revels is the first Black man to serve as a United States Senate. Garrison Frazier was a reverend that led a group of other reverends. They are both African American.

    4.Scalawags are white people that advocated Reconstruction in the south. Carpetbagger was a name Southerners called Northerners that moved to the South. I would much rather be a scalawag than a carpetbagger; this way I will not be discriminated.

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  14. 1.)The difference between a sharecropper and a tenant farmer is the sharecropper gets items need are able to live on the land and get money and products. a tenant framer has to pay rent for the land .
    2.)I would have choose to be a sharecropper because unlike the tenant farmers you receive the items you need to work the land .In you get money back and probably some of the produce. Unlike tenant farming it was not a strain on money.
    3.)Hiram reveals was one of the first African American in the United States senate and congress.Garrison Frazier was a man who purchased his freedom eight years before the blacks wee given a place to live.
    4.)the difference between scalawags and carpetbaggers are Scalawag was southern whites who supported reconstruction. Carpetbagger was a negative term gave to northern that mobbed to the souths, who were opportunist. if I would turn to one of the to people I would turn towards the carpetbaggers even though they are known for looking out for themselves I know these people would be the kind of people to get me where I need to be . They also had alliances with slaves.

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  15. 1.A sharecropper is a person who is a landowner who allows tenants to use land in return for a share of crop produced on the land. A tenant farmer is one who resides on a farm owned by a landowner.
    2.I would rather be a sharecropper because they make more money and earn more from the workers.
    3.Revels was the first African American to serve in the united states senate.
    4. Scalawag is a nickname used for the southern whites who supported reconstruction following the civil war. Carpetbaggers was a negative term used by the southerners.

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  16. A tenant farmer is someone who lives on a farm owned by a landowner. A sharecropper is one whom is a landowner, permits tenants to use their land in return for crops produced in that land.

    I'drather be a sharecropper because I would gain more money, crops, etc. rather than being a moocher off someone else and their property.

    Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Garrison Frazier was a religous leader. Both men were for the cancellation of slavery.

    Carpetbaggers were northerners that came to the south.Scalawags were southerners whom supported the reconstruction.

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  17. 1.A sharecropper is someone that owns the land and allows someone to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land and a tenant farmer is someone who stays on and farms owned by the landlord.

    2.I would prefer being a sharecropper because they benefit more and make more money.

    3.Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate and
    Garrison Frazier was a reverand who led the continget of religious leaders. Hiram and Garrison both did something during the war and against slavery.

    4. Scalawag was a nickname for southern whites who supported reconstruction following the civil war and a carpetbagger was a negative term southerners gave northerners who moved to the south during reconstruction. I would turn to a carpetbagger because those in the north only turned to the south they could and they benefit from reconstruction more.

    Briana Hill
    Honors History

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  18. Samantha Minor
    Mr. Winberg
    US History 2


    1. A Sharecropper is a boarding farmer who gives a portion of the crops raised to the landlord instead of rent and a tenant farmer is a farmer who farms land owned by another and pays rent in money or other ways.

    2. I would be a tenant farmer because I would have the option of either, paying my landlord in money or crops.

    3.A. Hiram Revels – was the first African-American in the U.S. senate and U.S. congress

    B. Garrison Frazier – was a minister who stated publicly that he felt that African Americans should be separated from white because especially southern whites because they are prejudice against them.

    C. Revels and Frazier share that they are both African American ministers from the south.

    4. A. Scalywag – is the nickname of whites from the south that had alliances with freed slaves and supported reconstruction.

    B. Carpetbagger- is the nickname southern gave to the northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction.

    C. I would turn to a carpetbagger for help because I could help them learn their way around the south and teach them about agriculture, while they could help protect me (my rights).

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  19. 1. A sharecropper is a landlord who rents out his land and gets paid with money
    A tenant farmer is the person that the sharecropper rents the land out to.

    2. I would be a sharecropper because I could make more money by renting land to others.

    3. Hiram Revels was the first blacksenate and Garrison Fraizer was a reverend. They were both ministers.

    4. A scalawag is a southerner who was in agreement with reconstruction.
    A carpetbagger was a northerner who moved to the south, worked with the freed slaves and scalawags. If I had to choose I would turn to the scalawags because they can be the ones to trust

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  20. 1. Farm tenancy is a form of lease arrangement whereby a tenant rents, for cash or a share of crops, farm property from a landowner. Different variations of tenant arrangements exist, including sharecropping, in which, typically, a landowner provides all of the capital and a tenant all of the labor for a fifty percent share of crops.

    2. I will rather be a tenant Farmer because I can keep all my crops to sell and live on the land where if I was a Sharecropper the tent will take the things that i worked hard for.
    3. Hiram Revels was the first African American to win election as a U.S Senator and Garrison Frazier a former slaver turned Baptist minister. Both men didnt believe in slavery and were adjacent to it.
    4.A scalawag is a white Southerner who works for or supports the federal government during reconstruction; and a carpetbagger is a Northerner who wnt South after the Civil War for political or financial reason.I would be a scalawag because the name sounds way cooler than a carpetbagger and a scalawags are loyal.

    Chernise Pillar

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  21. 1.A sharecropper is a tenant farmer who gives a share of the crops raised to the landlord in lieu of rent.A tenant farmer is a One who farms land owned by another and pays rent in cash or in kind.

    2. i will want to be a tenent farmer because they work really hard and by working really hard to form lands and can pay their rent in cash.

    3.Hiram R. Revels was a politican, minister and educator who became the first African American politician to become a United States senator, representing the state of Mississippi.Garrison Frazier was the one who led contingent of
    religous leaders. they both was African American.

    4.A scalawag is a white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction.A carpetbagger is a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War for political or financial advantage.i rather bea carpetbagger because i would not want to be a scalawag working for the goverment because the goverment wasnt doing a good job for the people.

    Sylvia Kingsley

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