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Why would the loss of farms make it especially difficult for the Southern economy to recover?

In the text, you read this about the South's economic situation after the war:
Economic conditions in the South were far worse than in the North. Confederate soldiers had little
chance of taking up where they had left off. In some areas, every house, barn, and bridge had been
destroyed. Two thirds of the South's railroad tracks had been turned into twisted heaps of scrap. The
cities of Columbia, Richmond, and Atlanta had been leveled.
The war wrecked the South's financial system. After the war, Confederate money was worthless. People
who had loaned money to the Confederacy were never repaid.
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O Most Southerners could not afford to rebuild their farms.
○ The Southern economy was largely based on agriculture.
○ Many Southern industries would fail without the crops.
○ The South would not be able to grow surplus crops for sale.

The loss of farms would make it especially difficult for the Southern economy to recover because the Southern economy was largely based on agriculture. Without farms producing crops, many Southern industries that relied on agricultural products would fail. Additionally, without the ability to grow surplus crops for sale, the South would struggle to generate income and rebuild its devastated economy. Most Southerners could not afford to rebuild their farms and without a strong agricultural base, the Southern economy would continue to suffer.