Cradles of early civilizations
B. It allowed all southern children to attend school
They had no education and could not read or write as a result of the Slave Codes.
Job opportunities were extremely limited.
Often the only skills a freed slave had was in farming and even then they usually only knew how to do the manual labor, not the actual running of a farm.
Freed slaves had no money, clothing, etc.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the US underwent a "transportation revolution" during this time. Before paved roads occurred, it cost practically the same amount to ship something to Europe as it did to send it on land in the US. Paved roads of course increased economic output but making the transfer of supplies much easier.
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