South+After+the+Civil+War

=The South had to start over after the Civil War. Most of the fighting took place in the South, leaving many towns and farms in ruin. = Above is a Railroad track leading to Nashville that was broken up in order to keep supplies from Confederate troops. Many cities across the South looked like these photos above. Confederate money was now worthless which meant that Southerns basically had to start all over again. Watch the video clip below to learn more about it. media type="file" key="Tragic_Post_Civil_War_Era.mp4" width="300" height="300"

Many farmers were left with land that had not been maintained properly for 4 years. Farmers were also given the task of trying to find workers to help plant and harvest crops since slaves were granted freedom. These newly freed slaves were also starting over again with nothing to own and many had little to no education. Because of this the concept of sharecropping began between landowners and former slaves or poor southerns with no land or money. Check out the link below to learn more about sharecropping. http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/sharecropping/

=**The New South**= Once the Civil War was over the South shifted its economical focus from agriculture to industry due to mechanization. Click on the link below to learn how TN was able to make this shift and change its economy. http://www.tn4me.org/article.cfm/a_id/153/minor_id/59/major_id/20/era_id/6 After you have looked through the industry section, click on the farming sections and read how farming changed in the south after the war.