[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

The reason that the South lost so decisively was because slavery kept them from modernizing. If slavery was a net benefit the South would have been10 times more productive and twice as wealthy.

[DiogenesLamp]

The reason that the South lost so decisively was because slavery kept them from modernizing.

Nope. It was the 4 to 1 manpower advantage the northern armies had, and the Southern armies almost beat them anyway.