The loss of farms, crops, and enslaved labor as a result of the civil war meant that the
a. 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

I believe the answer is: b. southern economy almost completely shut down.

By the end of the civil war, the southern economy still heavily relied on its agricultural sectors, by using slave labors as their main method of production. When the slaves gained their freedom after the war, there were no one left to handle the operation in southern plantations, which made southern economy almost completely shut down.

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