In the years following the Civil War the southern agricultural economy

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The crop lien system was a credit system commonly used in the South after the Civil War, where farmers could obtain supplies and credit from local merchants in exchange for a lien on their upcoming crop. This system perpetuated debt and made it difficult for farmers to break the cycle of poverty.

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 The southern agricultural economy did depend on investments from England and Europe, particularly for the funding of infrastructure projects like railroads, which were essential for transporting crops to market. However, this dependence on foreign investment also left the region vulnerable to fluctuations in the global economy.

In the Years Following the Civil War the Southern Agricultural