I was indulging in your conjecture and thinking mainly of geographic proximity and perhaps more importantly cultural and ethnic similarity. I wish the war had never been fought. Slavery could have died on it's on at some point. Perhaps a further strengthening of state's rights could have been fostered. Did we really have to go to war to finalize Federal incorporation? Too bad because inflexible folks ruled the day. Sort of like this thread. LOL
Did we really have to go to war to finalize Federal incorporation? Too bad because inflexible folks ruled the day. Boy, you know, you're right about that. In retrospect, we would have been better off overall if the war hadn't happened. But, given that it had to happen, I'm at best ambivalent about whether I wish the South had succeeded in seceding, nevertheless...