When and where was this contract written? sharecropping

The freedmen, who wanted autonomy and independence, refused to sign contracts that required gang labor, and sharecropping emerged as a compromise. ... In exchange for the use of land, a cabin, and supplies, sharecroppers agreed to raise a cash crop and give a portion, usually 50 percent, of the crop to their landlord

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

spanish executed counts egmont and horne in brussels.