After the Civil War, why did the South have more economic damage than the North?

Most Civil War battles and destruction took place in the South, damaging homes, railroads, farms, and cities. The war also disrupted Southern agriculture, and emancipation ended slavery, which had been central to the region’s plantation economy. The South did not have to repay a large foreign debt, so C is not a reason.

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