In the decade following Appomattox, the North's economy __________.
A. shifted away from industry and toward agriculture
B. contracted slightly
C. slid into a severe depression that lasted from 1865 to 1873
D. continued the industrial boom begun during the Civil War
Answer: D
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a. France. c. Russia. b. Egypt. d. Germany.
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