Question

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The economy of the South was greatly dependent on (industries, agriculture, or railroad networks)
. During the Civil War, the South lost most of its labor force to
the war. The Union also blockaded Southern ports to prevent the export of (cotton, weapons or corn) to foreign nations. These factors caused the
economy to (decline in the South, decline in the Union states, or increase in the South.)

Answer 1

The answer is A.) Agriculture B.) Cotton C.) Decline in the South

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Answer 2

• Agriculture.
• Cotton
• decline in the South

Step-by-step explanation:

Before the Civil War, the Southern states were heavily agriculture reliant with plantation farming being their main form of revenue. Plants like cotton and indigo brought huge profits to these states.

With the outbreak of war, the superior Union navy blockaded Southern ports such that they could not export the goods that gave them revenue such as cotton so they could not finance the war effort as much.

As a result of this, the Southern economy suffered and declined during the Civil War and had to be reinvigorated with the period of Reconstruction.