How did the Civil War impact farmers in South Carolina?(1 point)

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Farmers added textile production to their farms.
Farmers added textile production to their farms.

Plantations grew larger after the Civil War as land was available.
Plantations grew larger after the Civil War as land was available.

Farmers turned over all land to tenant farmers who could work.
Farmers turned over all land to tenant farmers who could work.

Farmers sold off large quantities of land as prices fell for cotton.

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The impact of the Civil War on farmers in South Carolina included significant challenges, particularly in the agricultural sector. Among the options provided, the most accurate statement would be:

Farmers turned over all land to tenant farmers who could work.

After the Civil War, many plantation owners faced financial difficulties and a labor shortage due to the emancipation of enslaved people. As a result, many former plantation owners moved toward a system of sharecropping and tenant farming, where they rented out land to farmers in exchange for a share of the crops produced. This system allowed many to continue farming despite their struggles.