The loss of farms, crops, and enslaved labor due to the Civil War

The Civil War caused widespread damage to Southern farms and crops, and emancipation ended the system of enslaved labor on which much of the Southern economy depended. Together, these losses nearly shut down the Southern economy and required major rebuilding. The Northern economy was not almost completely shut down, so choice D, “almost completely shut down the Southern economy,” is correct.

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