“There were only so many crystal chandeliers and Paris gowns that plantation owners could buy”
The only overseas imports purchased by the South in 1860 was coffee and clothing.
Another Fake X fact.
My point exactly. The North had three times as many people and four times as many free people as well as a colder climate. It’s likely that they imported more coffee and clothing/textiles and other goods, and no amount of chandeliers or ball gowns, or whips, chains, and shackles imported by the small class of wealthy planters was likely to offset that. Now stop embarrassing yourself.