2006-11-02 03:46:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
They wanted each state to be a separate country like Europe is.
They felt that the North didn't understand the problems associated with the south.
Had it happened we would have later seen a war between Oklahoma and Arkansas or Texas and South Carolina.
By having a federal government we have someone to settle issues for us that otherwise would end in war.
Iran and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Israel are smaller than are smaller states. It is the same as if Road Island went to war with new york city.
2006-11-02 03:57:55 · answer #1 · answered by spider 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The North would have invaded again about 5 years later. The North had a whole lot of men that did not serve in that war. Every man in the south served. The North had more industry and infrastructure...not to mention most of the world was against slavery by that time.
2006-11-02 11:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Franklin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1861, the South should have been kicked out of the union. After the 2006 elections, those states still left in the Bush red column, should break away form a new nation and call it Dumbphuckistan
2006-11-02 12:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had the Congress that remained after the South's secession refused to allow Lincoln's illegal invasion of Virginia, it's probable that the Confederacy would have returned to the Union within five years anyway. Slavery would have been abolished as a condition of re-entry, the tariffs that caused the secession would have been made more equitable, and States' Rights would have been strengthened instead of destroyed. The retention of States' Rights would have made passage of the 16th and 17th Amendments unthinkable, instead of a destructive reality.
2006-11-02 12:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We would be basically the same as today. The south did not want to become the "country" - they only wanted to secede from it. Eventually honorable men would have prevailed and reunited the country, but with a little more states rights.
2006-11-02 11:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This country would be a better place. The South at that time wanted less government in our lives. I can only imagine how powerful and rich this country would be if we had less government interference.
For want of a nail, the war was lost.
2006-11-02 11:48:44 · answer #6 · answered by Shaft 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What if the Tigers would have won the World Series?
2006-11-02 12:28:02 · answer #7 · answered by IElop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things would be much better today!
The Confederacy would be enjoying the freedom that the Liberals and Politically Correct have stolen from the US.
2006-11-02 12:15:35 · answer #8 · answered by LadySable 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋