[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "So basically, the 1/4 of the Citizens who lived in the South produced 80% of all the European trade."

But regardless of how often you post that here, it's still fake news.
The real facts can be found here:

1. 1860 Southern Exports = $229 million = 61%
2. 1860 Northern Exports = $26 million = 7%
3. 1860 Western Exports = $61 million = 16%
4. 1860 Gold & Silver = $57 million = 16%

5. 1860 Total US Exports = $373 million = 100%

But the numbers from 1861 tell us that not all those "Southern exports" actually came from the South.
We see that cotton certainly did, and those exports fell 80%.
However, tobacco exports fell only 15% thus demonstrating they were not truly from "the South" at all.

You need to wrap your mind around the facts, FRiend.

[DiogenesLamp]

1860 Southern Exports = $229 million = 61%

Good, good. We are now up to 61%. I've seen a 1% increase in your estimate in just the last 20 minutes of reading your messages. :)