Question

What caused the south to lag behind in industry?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lack of labor

Explanation: the South had sunk more and more money into cash crops such as cotton, and the slaves required to produce it over the years, while Northern investors had made factories a growing phenomenon, which was drawing increasing numbers of people from the farms to the new jobs in the cities.

Answer 2

It is lack in capital because of the war the lack of financing was a problem for all industry