The loss of farms, crops, and enslaved labor as a result of the Civil War meant that the

The Civil War caused enormous damage to Southern farms and crops, and slavery—the labor system on which much of the Southern economy depended—ended. This left the Southern economy severely disrupted, so the best answer is “Southern economy almost completely shut down.” The Northern economy was also affected by the war, but it did not suffer the same widespread destruction of farms and labor.

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