Why was the damage
to the South greater
than the damage to
the North during the
war?

The South was in ruins & refugees needed food, shelter, & work. Why did the South have greater difficulty than the North in recovering from the Civil War? Because of vast destruction in the South & the South had fewer resources to work with. ... Enslaved people who had been freed as a result of the American Civil War

Explanation:

They had more problems

it will south

Explanation:

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.