Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows. The arrival of the boll weevil was devastating to the people of Georgia, wiping out the cotton crop that the state's entire economy was built on. However, this proved to be something of a blessing in disguise for the state. In the long run, it led to an effort to diversify the state's economy, paving the way for a period of major industrialization and economic growth in the decades that followed.

Which period in Georgia history does this passage relate to?
A.
the Reconstruction Era

B.
the Antebellum Period

C.
the New South Period

D.
the Depression Era