Answer:
Land ownership
Step-by-step explanation:
Land ownership was the most valued possession in the South. Most of the destruction seen in the South. The confederate note (money) was in no value. Majority of the Southerners were in debt. They tried to reclaim or recover their land (plantations) by paying debts which were very hard. The land has remained necessary for them as they were planters and valued land as it was a source of income. They grew cash crops to earn their profit in plantations.