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It got steadily worse, as the Union's naval blockade took effect.
This meant that the South could not export its plentiful cotton in exchange for the war supplies it needed.
And the South had almost no industry - the legacy of years of 'King Cotton', with the big famers discouraging their sons from soiling their hands in industry or commerce.
In the last year, Grant ordered Sheridan to devastate the rich farmlands of the Shenandoah Valley, and Sherman wrecked the railroads of Georgia, bringing ruin to the Confederate economy.
Finally, the Confederate dollar became almost worthless.
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What were the social and economic battles fought during the civil war?
The social and economic battles fought during the civil war began with the Souths dependence on slave labor. Their economy depended on the good picked and farmed by the slave. The end of slavery threatened that way of life.
Who was the souths greatest general during the Civil War?
was the key general of the south during the civil war
What was the souths economy like during the civil war?
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defeat the confederate forces and re-unite the union
What was Alois Hitler's economic status?
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im studing civil war right now, and i believe it was still Washington dc. however the souths was RIchmond Virginia!
What was the south's war strategy during the Civil War?
The souths plan to win the war was to repel the attacks instead of invading the North.
Who was the Souths president duing civil war?
Jefferson Davis
What was Hitler's dad's economic status?
His dad was a civil servant and was a middle-class man.
What union general accepted souths surrender during civil war?
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What was the Souths Plan going into the Civil War?
the souths plan was for to wait till the north gave up or got tired like fort Sumter
Was Jefferson Davis a present in the civil war?
yes,he was president of the souths side
