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twisted heaps of scrap. The cities of Columbia, Richmond, and Atlanta had been leveled.
The war wrecked the South's financial system. After the war, Confederate money was worthless.
People who had loaned money to the Confederacy were never repaid.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why would the loss of farms make it especially difficult for the Southern economy to recover?
(1 point)
Many Southern industries
• would fail without the crops.
The Southern economy
• was largely based on agriculture.
Most Southerners could
• not afford to rebuild their farms.
The South would not be
• able to grow surplus crops for sale.
The war wrecked the South's financial system. After the war, Confederate money was worthless.
People who had loaned money to the Confederacy were never repaid.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why would the loss of farms make it especially difficult for the Southern economy to recover?
(1 point)
Many Southern industries
• would fail without the crops.
The Southern economy
• was largely based on agriculture.
Most Southerners could
• not afford to rebuild their farms.
The South would not be
• able to grow surplus crops for sale.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: The Southern economy was largely based on agriculture.
This option explains that the foundation of the Southern economy relied heavily on farming and agricultural production, so the loss of farms would severely hinder economic recovery.
This option explains that the foundation of the Southern economy relied heavily on farming and agricultural production, so the loss of farms would severely hinder economic recovery.