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1) The South lost the war. 2) They lost their slaves, who were set free by President Lincoln. 3) Cotton, their main economy, was no longer important to the world. 4) Many parts of the South were ravaged by the war. 5) Many Southerns were killed or maimed for life. 6) Many Southerners refused to accept the fact they lost the war and would spend the rest of their lives unable, or unwilling, to start over. 7) The economy of the South before the war was dependent on agriculture and it took a long time for it to recover. 8). The currency of the South during the war was different from the dollars of the North, and it took a long time after the war ended for Southerners to earn an adequate amount from Union money. 9) Many Southerners fled the South and went West or North, looking to start over, rather than trying to rebuild the South.

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The Southern economy had been devastated by the US Civil War. Most of the battles were fought on Southern soil destroying farms and small industries.Post war Reconstruction, headed by the radical wing of the Republican Party had Southern leaders scrambling on how to keep former slaves economically down and politically impotent.

Thus instead of focusing on economic development, Southern leaders used their post war years to install a white power political, social and economic system. This was accomplished as after the years passed, the North went about its westward expansion and left the South to their own devices.

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The South had developed a more balanced economy after the civil war

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It was broken. The South was in great debt and there was large scale infrastructure destruction.

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South economy after civil war?

Their Economy Flourished.


What was the Southern economy like forty years after the US Civil War?

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What effect did the war have on the economy of the north and south?

The Civil War caused tremendous political, economic, technological, and social change in the United States


What were the conditions of the economy in the south during the civil war?

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How did the war affect regional economies?

The Civil War greatly improved the economy of the North but harmed the economy of the South.


Why did the US Civil War?

All because of the slaves and the economy was bad and they had to have war to see ifthe econmony would change and it did change . THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH COULD NOT AGREE ABOUT TRADE LAWS. THE NORTH AND SOUTH COULD NOT AGREE ABOUT SLAVERY.


Which best describes the economy of the South in the years leading up to the Civil War?

an agriculture economy overly dependent on cotton and slave labor.


What was the economy of the north during the civil war?

it wasn't as badly affected as the south.


Us region whose economy was destroyed during the civil war?

In the south


Was there an economy for both north and south during the civil war?

yes the south agriculture the north industrial


How was the south during the US Civil War?

It was a mess. The south's economy was suffering greatly. It was hard on the South that the war was in their territory and that the North was doing everything it could and using its strong economy and strong followers to win the war.


What effect did the war have on the civil war have on the south economy?

pretty much smashed both of them for a few years