HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Sharecropping, Populism, Spindletop
22 Dec 2016
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Expanded because the economy and capitalism expanded. Capitalist endeavor (united north and south but slavery and white supremacy divided them) Determined what happened economically, socially, and politically. Slaves were human, could be bought and sold, passed down from generation to generation. Way to control labor and maximize cotton productivity. Aa formed own churches safe way to have control. Slavery ended, a slave culture did not. Slavery is erased, cowboy becomes symbol of texas. Blacks, tejano, or anything of color did(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e supre(cid:373)a(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:449)hites had. Big cotton companies connected across the world. Expanded b/c of equipment design, railroads, world demand. Cotton holiday not plant cotton for one year to readdress the balance. Te(cid:272)h(cid:374)olog(cid:455) (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a(cid:448)aila(cid:271)le to a(cid:448)erage share(cid:272)roppi(cid:374)g fa(cid:373)ilies. Price of land begins to go up as the supply diminishes in comparison to the demand. Do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e e(cid:374)ough to (cid:271)u(cid:455) la(cid:374)d so (cid:455)ou sa(cid:455) (cid:455)ou"ll (cid:449)ork for a share of o(cid:449)(cid:374)er"s (cid:272)rops. Half of the crop goes to the landowner.
