Areason economic systems like sharecropping and the crop-lien system came to be was due to changes in the plantation system. what were they? a. there was a lack of capital in plantations due to the war, and cotton prices were declining. b. farmers found smaller farms easier to manage and there were fewer animals to feed. c. there was a surplus of cash crops in the late 1800s, and the climate was not conducive to storing them. d. a shift towards industry made farming less popular and tariffs were higher than expected. e. tariffs were too high in the south after the civil war, and this stimulated the need for more farmers across the country.