Following the Civil War, the South's industrialization lagged behind that of the North's because

A) Southern farms were hit by repeated droughts.

B) the South lacked a enough labor to support industry.

C) the South paid higher wages than northern factories.

D) the South lacked capital and an educated labor force.

The South ended up lagging behind mostly because of how their economy worked before the Civil War and how dependent they were on slavery, so the urbanization and industrialization did not come up as naturally or as easy to those in the South.

The correct answer is:

D) The South lacked capital and an educated labor force