[DiogenesLamp]

You said Charleston’s decline as a major shipping port was due to the Civil War. In point of fact that fall began long before.

I see you simply ignored my point. Should I bother to mention it again? Doesn't seem worth the trouble, because if you refused to acknowledge it the first time around, I don't see why you would acknowledge it the second time around.

I'll do it anyways. "Profit." 40-50% greater profit.

[SoCal Pubbie]

How does that explain that Charleston’s decline corresponded to the rise of other Southern ports?

It doesn’t.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I see you simply ignored my point. Should I bother to mention it again?

The decline of Charleston as a shipping port had nothing to do with your supposed reasons. At the same time other Southern ports thrived, which flies in the face of your misdirection.

[SoCal Pubbie]

“Profit.” 40-50% greater profit.”

If you’re referring to tariffs, they had been lowered a few years before the Fire Eaters bugged out and let the tariff of 1861 pass.