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Hypothetical Question: Would America be a superpower if the South won the Civil War?
21 Jun 2022 12:33 pm
Slavery was on it's way out, war or no. Technology replaced the need for housing, feeding, and managing hundreds of slaves. Simply wasn't practical. A victory for the south would have perhaps led to other western states joining the confederation. Texas, New Mexico, AZ and others may have decided to join them rather than DC.Xavier_Onassis » 21 Jun 2022, 9:40 am » wrote: ↑ A victory for the South would only have resulted in independence for the South. And NO WAY the South would have ended slavery.
No way anyone on either side would even THINK of saying "We're Number One"