“Two plus two equals six” logic
by sprack (2023-12-28 19:04:01)
Edited on 2023-12-28 19:08:25

In reply to: “ The Rise of American Civilization” makes the case that…  posted by EricCartman

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Why were there economic differences? Slavery! The South didn’t industrialize. Cotton was shipped north to the textile mills in New England and “old” England.

Why was there a difference between the Deep South and the Upper South? Slavery! No cotton plantations in Appalachia - and in fact the majority of soldiers from places like eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina fought for the Union. Eastern Tennessee almost seceded from the rest of the state. West Virginia did secede from Virginia proper.

It was slavery. At the root of all of it.

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