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What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the South? A. The economy of the South declined because it lost much of its slave labor force. B. The economy of the South increased as more women participated in farming. C. The economy of the South increased as more slaves started working on the farms. D. The economy of the South was not affected as the slaves continued to work on the farms.

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A

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The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves and since slaves were the workforce in the South, when they left not much work was being done.

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A. The economy of the south declined because it lost much of its slave labor force. I think.

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