After the Civil War, why did the South have more economic damage than the North? Most of the fighting had occurred in the South. The South’s agricultural economy was severely damaged by the war. The South had to pay back a large foreign debt. The South had to give up slavery, which had been the basis of its economy.

The South’s agricultural economy was severely damaged by the war

Explanation:

The South's economy was based mainly on its agriculture. Large plantations spanned many acres, and the warm climate helped as well. Unfortunately, the Civil War ravaged numerous of these vast plantations from fighting and stealing and an inability to tend to them during a war.

After the war, because these fields were trashed and because the South had relied so heavily upon their agriculture economy, they were hard hit.

Thus, the answer is B.

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