>>17838499 (OP)the south would never be able to "win" the civil war, only get peace with the north
then just imagine how the north and europeans would kick them around and do everything to undermine their economy
the north would never make a peace in good faith and attempt to reconquer soon anyway
and the whole idea of "they need the souths cotton" fell on its face at the outset of the war
tons of people in the south knew and said exactly this before the war started, they knew it was an idiotic lose lose situation
i imagine the north at least retaking New Orleans by 1870 and heavy sanctions for years to come
>would this country actually be better for it considering they were going transition out of a slavery economy eventually?it would by our time be the same result but with the south much poorer, less developed, and worse off
the eventually reintegrated south would probably have less representation in the government
dont say france or england or anybody would defend them, they wouldn't and that was made clear during the war
>t. southern born converative raised before you call me a northern tranny