What factors led to population growth in the high middle ages?

What two things are being compared in this epic simile (the odysseus)

The crittenden compromise which option explains the role that this legislation played in the buildup to the civil war? it attempted to resolve the complications introduced by the missouri compromise; this to stave off the civil war. it sought to encourage southern diplomats to take their seats in congress so their voices could be heard in government. it proposed six amendments to the constitution aimed at protecting slavery; however, its passage was blocked by congress. it attempted to establish stipulations that made secession from the united states constitutionally legal.

What was true about sharecropping? a. landowner provided free tools and seeds.b. workers could leave the land if they failed to make money.c. landowners often took advantage of workers.d. workers received ownership of the land they farmed after a set number of years.