Compare the economic conditions of the South with the economic conditions of the North during the period of Reconstruction
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: In 1865 the northern and southern economies starkly contrasted. The war had stimulated northern industrial development, creating a dynamic and prosperous society. Northern agriculture also prospered. In the South, devastation and destruction prevailed.
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A. Euripides B. Plato C. Socrates D. Aristotle E. Philip of Macedon
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