The loss of farms, crops, and enslaved labor as a result of the civil war meant that thea. northern economy almost completely shut down.
b. southern economy almost completely shut down.
c. entire nation’s economy had to be rebuilt.
d. entire nation had to suffer without food

b. southern economy almost completely shut down.

The Civil War impacted the Southern economy but not the rest of the country. With the loss of labor and destruction of plantations and farms, the South's economy stood still.

During Reconstruction, rebuilding of the South's economy began. Some farms and plantations were able to rebuild but had to reorganize if they had lost labor. The former slaves often became tenant farmers or sharecroppers with no where else to go and the skills needed to work on plantations. Other areas of the South began to industrialize in a program called the "New South".

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