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Agricultural History (http://www.history.iastate.edu/agprimer/Page28.html - broken link)
The south having such a large industry as cotton made the north very jealous which was more important in starting the Civil War than slavery (yes I know I'll get flamed). I don't disagree though that the North had large industry and much of the capital.
Not really. The economic relationship between the north and south was more akin to that of England and the Raj than anything else. Cheap source of raw material shipped to northern factories then resold back to the south and across the pond. Plus slave labor kept northern wages low. The north more than anything else wanted to keep it that way; they fought against the south inflating their numbers in Congress because while they profited from their own little Mexico before Mexico was Mexico they sure as heck didn't want planter quasi-industrialists thinking they had an equal seat at the big boy table.
This topic is dripping in ignorance. The saying "the south will rise again" doesn't refer towards confederacy at all. Its a saying that means the south will be prosperous and an economic powerhouse once again like it was before it was burned down.
So the south already has began to rise again. Atlanta, raleigh, nashville, and charlotte are proof.
Talk about spin!! This made me so dizzy I almost puked all over my keyboard. Where's my Dramamine?!
People are just damn sick and tired of the ignorant here that try to run down the South at every opportunity. Most of them have no idea what in the world they are talking about and are not interested in doing anything but criticizing the South for something that happened over one hundred fifty years ago.
If the South rose again, it would be tempting for the North to beat them into submission just because it could, but I think it would be best to let the traitors be this time. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
If the South rose again, it would be tempting for the North to beat them into submission just because it could, but I think it would be best to let the traitors be this time. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Need I say more? About ignorance that is. LOL ^^^^^^^
What do you think might happen if the South DID rise again? Who do you think would win and why? What might the advantages and disadvantages of the south be over the North in a war and visa versa? What advantages and disadvantages would there be to separating into two separate nations? If another civil war were to break out. how long do you think it would go on? What changes would occur in Government if this country ndid divide?
What are your thoughts in general on this?
Gee, you people can't get enough of wars What's wrong with you?!
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