After the reconstruction era, the southern states were economically disadvantaged because of a) waves of immigration. b) the institution of slavery. c) their refusal to use goods made in the north. d) having relatively few factories compared to the northeast.

The correct answer is D) Having relatively few factories compared to the Northeast.

Before and during the Civil War, the Southern states relied heavily on the production of one crop, cotton. This reliance on one crop for a significant portion of their economic output resulted in the development of a very limited number of factories in the South.

Due to this lack of industrialization, the South was at a disadvantage after the war.

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