After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy because

A) plantations had been destroyed.

B) the North took over its industry.

C) sharecropping was not an option.

D) the North took over its farmland.

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Aden Peck

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21 July, 12:00

After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy because

A) plantations had been destroyed.

B) the North took over its industry.

C) sharecropping was not an option.

D) the North took over its farmland.

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Adeline Gordon · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. After the Civil War, the south lost its large slave workforce and a significant amount of plantation land had been destroyed in the war. As a result, many former slave-owners rehired freed blacks as sharecroppers. In theory, sharecroppers worked on a former plantation in exchange for a portion of the crops' profits.

After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy becauseA) plantations had been destroyed.B) the North took over its industry.C) sharecropping was not an option.D) the North took over its farmland.

After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy because

A) plantations had been destroyed.

B) the North took over its industry.

C) sharecropping was not an option.

D) the North took over its farmland.