After the Civil War the southern sharecropper was often tied to the land by an economic system similar to although less onerous than slavery,and known as ______.

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The economic system described in the question, in which southern sharecroppers were tied to the land through debt, is known as debt peonage. Option B, the labor redundancy system, is not a known economic system. Option C, immiserizing growth, refers to economic growth that makes people worse off in the long run, and option D, the Sea Islands system, is not a recognized economic system either.

After the Civil War the Southern Sharecropper Was Often Tied