What happened to the South’s economy during the Civil War?
It deteriorated.
It declined and then grew.
It improved.
It remained stable.
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It deteriorated. The South's economy suffered greatly during the Civil War due to the disruption of trade, widespread destruction of infrastructure, loss of labor from the enlistment of men in the Confederate army, and the blockade of Southern ports by the Union navy. Agricultural production declined, inflation skyrocketed, and many businesses were forced to close. This led to widespread poverty and hardship in the Southern states.
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