16. what does the above chart indicate about the economic situation of many southerners? a) many southerners depended to heavily on industry b) after the civil war, many southerners struggled financially c) the civil war and reconstruction had little effect on the south d) southerners needed to focus more on cotton production.

The answer is "B",  "After the civil war, many southerners struggled financially".

The American Civil War was battled in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The aftereffect of a long-standing discussion or controversy over servitude slavery, war softened out up April 1861, when Confederates assaulted Fort Sumter in South Carolina, not long after President Abraham Lincoln was initiated. The patriots of the Union announced devotion to the U.S. Constitution. They confronted secessionists of the Confederate States, who upheld for states' rights to extend the period of slavery.