Before the civil war, the south's economy relied heavily on slave labor. after the civil war ended slavery, slave labor was mostly replaced by a. mercantilism. b. industrialization. c. triangular trade. d. sharecropping. reset submit

Part a: which statement identifies the central idea of the text? a: the north was more powerful than the south and was always going to be the victor of the civil war. b: despite the obvious strength of the north, the outcome of the war was unpredictable at the time. c: the united states underestimated the strength of the south, giving it the upper hand. answer !