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I have little doubt that the "rump" confederacy would have been able to sustain itself economically. It would have done so much better with Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina etc. as part of it, but it could have existed on it's own.

Stuff and nonsense. Unless by exist you mean continued thievery from the United states. It wasn't that they lacked the resources, or the will to create an infrastructure - they lacked the interest. Sure, they had the makings for a fledgling economy, if they could survive being devoured by any one of a number of foreign powers. But not enough of an engine to survive for very long, even in the very best of circumstances.

So it was the height of impetuousness for them to have their temper tantrum the way they did. Foolish and bloody.

[DiogenesLamp]

Stuff and nonsense. Unless by exist you mean continued thievery from the United states. It wasn't that they lacked the resources, or the will to create an infrastructure - they lacked the interest. Sure, they had the makings for a fledgling economy, if they could survive being devoured by any one of a number of foreign powers. But not enough of an engine to survive for very long, even in the very best of circumstances.

And so now I must wonder how New Orleans ever got by for 58 years before the United States came along? 74 years for Mobile Alabama.

Yeah, they were just completely helpless before they had a Federal Teat to suck on.

And you think what I said was nonsense.