The destruction of the "southern way of life" was not caused by the loss of slaves, but by the loss of capital and destruction of property during the civil war.
a. true
b. false

The answer was False.  It was not the loss of slaves but the loss of their source of economy and riches when the Union under the command of General William T. Sherman marched into the South and destroyed every factory, building and farm effectively crippling the South’s capability to produce weapons and supplies for its troops.

your answer would be just capitalism.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.