- Ranching, sharecropping, tenant farming, and railroad construction came to dominate the state's economy.
Explanation:
The above statement correctly recounts the effect produced by the Civil War, as well as, reconstruction on the economy of Texas. Occupations like 'ranching, tenant farming, construction of railroads, and sharecropping began dominating the economy' which made Texas a highly agrarian dependent economy because the industries were badly affected due to the freeing of slaves. Although the rights enjoyed by the people observed a significant rise but the economy underwent a serious devastation after the Civil War.
