Honestly, is the Confederates better than the Union in creating a better America?

Answer 1

Honestly? No. The Confederacy was far behind the Union in technological advance, legal population, and educational centers.They were also nearly financially destitute. More trade was shipped through the northern ports, even though the South produced the raw materials, like cotton, it was taken north for processing, weaving and distribution.
Also, the Confederacy was not interested in being part of the "United States." They felt that the north would be glad to be rid of them, because of the Northerners apparent hatred of slavery and slave owners. Had the Confederacy been successful at maintaining their separation, America would now be a divided country. The North, and any new territories it acquired would be the United States of America....while the South would have remained The Confederate States of America.

Answer 2

The policies of the confederacy were a little more inline with the initial idea of United States per Jefferson, Burr, etc. They advocated strong state rights with a minimal central government. They would have been fairly close to the United States under the Articles of Confederation actually, though that wasa clear failure the first time, obviously. The fact is though, they were a classic conservative faction, resistan to change, and a little trigger happy.

Answer 3

The confederate government would have become technologically inferior if they had not surrendurred. This means they would be less able to produce enough for their whole population . They also would have kept slavery and becausethe slaves were a large minority they could have staged a succesful rebellion against the south. So either way the south would have fallen and come crawling back to the north for help.

Answer 4

History has proven that a strong central government has been critical for the common defense and the very existence of these united states.

I'm a native born son of the south and love it dearly. There are many, many things that are great about this area. However, I don't stick my head in the sand regarding the reasons for the actual secession of the southern states. Here, read for yourselves from some the official documents of the times, not from the ranting of some revisionist pseudo-historians.

Texas - . We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable.
Journal of Secession Convention of Texas, February 2, 1861

Georgia - (Opening paragraph) For the last ten years we have had numerous and serious causes of complaint against our non-slave-holding States with reference to the subject of African slavery. Articles of Secession -Official Records – January 29, 1861

Mississippi - Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery. …and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution…. There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or dissolution of the Union….
Journal of the State Convention – 1861

South Carolina - The General Government, as the common agent, passed laws to carry into effect these stipulations of the States…. increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery, has led to a disregard of their obligations…
South Carolina Secession Convention, Dec 24, 1860

Answer 5

The Confederates are now (and arguably always have been) in the Union. The Civil War settled that.

Answer 6

despite the popular idea, the Confederacy had little to do with slavery. In fact there were both slave states and free states on both sides of the Confederate/ Union divide.

The main difference is exposed in the name- the "Union" stood for a single country centrally governed from Washington, with federal laws trumping anything that the states decided on (the situation as it is today)

The "Confederacy" decided on a loose assembly of semi independent States, bound together by a mutual defense treaty and little else. Any federal law would have to be approved by the states before it would apply and any state would have the freedom to do as it pleased- including going independent if it so choose. This system resembles the Helvetian Confederacy of today (aka. Switzerland)

As to slavery, the first laws which restricted slave trade in America were passed by the Confederate States. Also some 200000 free black men served as volunteers in the defense of the CSA- bearing arms in racially integrated units.

If you doubt that, look up the casualty and prisoner lists after Gettysburg (better hurry before any busybody destroys them in order to preserve the one and only Political Correct interpretation of history)

Answer 7

It's difficult to say without having years of data to observe. However, there is something to be said for the loose, non-central governing philosophy they chose. Today we can see the fruits of a strong federal government: high taxes, bloated welfare and entitlement programs, and poor education.

However, there are definite advantages of a strongly United America. There is more consistency in laws between states, and this no doubt improves trade relations between them. In addition, the unification of the north and south no doubt made subsequent victories in international wars possible.

No government lasts forever, and one way or another we would end up in the same state.

Answer 8

In all actuality, America wouldn't be much different. The main difference between the north and the south was that the south wanted more state rights. Ignorant people will let you to believe that the civil war was about slavery, but it wasn't, it was about state rights. People in the north owned just as many slaves as those in the south. Slavery in the north was not as obvious as that in the south, because in addition to African Americans, the north enslaved many Europeans, mainly the Irish arriving in New York. Because the north won, they were seen as the great "liberators" ending slavery, but actually slavery was on the decline in both regions. Really though, to answer your question, things would probably be the same.

Answer 9

No, the confederates rebelled against their lawful govt in order to preserve their own power in government so that they could continue the cause of human bondage and further their own greed.

America is so much better now that we utilize the abilities of all of our citizens, not just some of them.

whale

Answer 10

The Confederacy ceased to exist in 1865.