Which describes a disadvantage of the sharecropping system?
a. government officials could not collect taxes on farm produce.
b. land owners were prohibited from making a profit.
c. carpetbaggers ended up owning the most productive land.
d. sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

D. Sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt

One of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. This happens because planters will be allowed to loan mechandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time.