In conducting the Civil War, the Confederate Congress:

A. Refused to allow conscription into the Confederate army
B. "Nationalized" all industry in the Confederate states
C. Adopted a hands-off policy in relation to the Southern economy
D. Passed laws giving the centralized Confederate government almost full control of railroads in Confederate states


Answer: D

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