The CSA as a Nation
If the South had won the Civil War, where might our two countries be today? Would slavery have been phased out, and if so, how soon? Would the South have erected tariffs and immigration quotas? Would Disney World have been located in Florida, and Dollywood in Tennessee? Would there be unified currency for the U.S. and CSA, and would it be any stronger than the Euro?
The Confederate States of America would currently be the world's fourth-largest economic power if the Civil War had turned out differently and the rest of history had gone the same.
That's the conclusion of Demographics Daily, an online newsletter for businesses that released its analysis of economic data pertaining to Alabama and the other 10 states that seceded from the Union.
G. Scott Thomas, editor of Demographics Daily, said he decided that April, the month the Confederacy fell in 1865, would be a good time to do the economics and demographics equivalent of "alternate history" - an increasingly popular genre of literature that imagines what would have happened if key historical events had gone the other way.
But assuming economic development preceded the same, the CSA would have had a gross domestic product of $2.6 trillion in 1999. Only three countries would have had a larger GDP - the United States (shortened to 39 states and the District of Columbia), China and Japan. The CSA would have edged out Germany.
In population, the CSA would rank 12th in the world with 84.3 million residents, based on Demographics Daily's analysis of 2000 population statistics. Texas and Florida alone would have counted for almost 37 million people.
The CSA would be more racially diverse than the USA, Thomas said. Non-Hispanic blacks would account for 19 percent of the CSA but only 9 percent of the United States.
The laws and regulation of the CSA would be different then what laws we have now in the USA. Speaking hypothetically some laws that might be different are driving laws and the, legal age to buy tobacco products would most likely be 13 or 14, the drinking age would be the age that one could start driving so you could smoke at 14 and be drinking by 16. The gun toting laws would also be different one could buy a shotgun at the age of 10 and one could also buy semi-auto hand guns at 12 or maybe 14.
After the civil war, businesses began to become big, they grew significantly in size, number and mostly in influence. Different corporations and businesses grew so much that they had a big effect and so much power and control in America. the businesses began to influence the people of america, the politics and the economy in america. As these companies and businesses grew, some became really powerful which was a good and bad thing. In post-Civil War United States, big businesses and corporations grew with both positive and negative impacts on politics, the economy and the responses of Americans.
The end of the Civil War brought a whole new era of economy, political control, and Presidential intervention. The economy emerged from its agriculturally based economy into a flourishing big business dominated world and eventually in 1929 came crashing down. I agree only partially with the quote " The Civil War saw the beginning of an 80-year decline of real individual economic opportunity; nonetheless, the vast majority of Americans continued to profess their belief in individualism as evidenced by the Presidents they elected. Thus, between 1865 and 1939, the majority of Americans accepted big business dominance and rejected all forms of government interference and regulation contrary to individualism."
In the end, I believe the war’s end results came down to the cultures of each side’s economy and the cultures in their military style. Obviously, the North had more of the advantage in resources than the South but the Confederates put up a good fight to conserve their way of life. The Civil War demonstrates how different cultures, economies, and their political strategies can affect how well we do in battle. Things can be accomplished when one army is well equipped and prepared with the right resources.
Even though there still were a few down sides, most of which would have came anyways. Though we will never know, that if Texas had not been annexed, if the Civil war would have still taken place.
wonder how the Civil War has affected different aspects of the United States over the years. If
The south was doomed from the first shoot that was fired at Fort Sumter. The south was no way matched against the north. The national banking act in February 1863 that helped the economy in the north boomed. In the north the union had almost the factories that created their weaponry. Also when the south had left and created the confederacy they only had eleven states and with the majority of their populations being blacks that were for the abolishment of slavery. In comparing to the south’s states the union had twenty-three states with full support of their population for abolishment of slavery. In short the union in all areas of the civil war had more financial backing, were equipped with more technical modern warfare, and had more soldiers that supported their cause to eliminate slavery that made the union victorious.
Post Civil War, the western farmers and the northern industrial workers did not get on with their lives easily. They both had to overcome many difficulties and battle up hill after just finishing up with the goriest war of all time. It took a while for both the western farmers and northern industry workers to settle into their new lives. However if it wasn’t for the strides made yesterday, this country would not be in the position it is in today. Yesterdays struggles help make the superpower known as the United States of America.
Overall If Lincoln hadn’t died reconstruction would have been better, maybe the U.S. would be a little more open minded and democratic than it is right now, since it accepted its differents earlier, therefore learning how to live better with one another.
...uld be different from the North, which was in the south 's perspective taking too much power, where they would never have anti-slavery fanatics. The southern secession had become the start of the Civil War.
the Union army or capturing Washington, D.C., the North would have had to admit defeat, and the Confederacy would have been established as a new country. But
Gallagher first examines the popular will of the Southerners by asking why the Confederacy fought for so long. Many of the current evidence suggests that conflicts with class, religious doubt about slavery, and disillusionment of the war were the demise of the Confederacy. However, Gallagher argues against these notions by pointing to
...d the Union get reunited and blacks were now allowed the same rights as everybody else, but also the white South declined in power. The government was now dominated by an economically flourishing North and was able to evolve its views into law. As the South rebuilt after war and tried nursing a weak economy, the North went on with its normal routine.
The childhood of the past has changed through many eras of time. The labor work of children is not needed in a great deal no more. The 1800s was a time of labor for children. Families would have more children than now, because without a child many families could not survive. Children were needed to bring home money and feed the family. The girls were used to do the chores around the house, while the boys were used to do outside work, like cut wood. Children were influenced to do labor. They would not believe in an education, both rural and urban children. Through the industrialization children started working in family farms or in small workshops. Boys and girls would find work at mines or large factories. Children were seen as the important economic survivals to their families. By the 1890s, Canada ...
It is true that the CSA found slavery to be an incredibly important part of their national mission, as evidenced by Alexander Stephens and his speech outlining black slavery as the “cornerstone” of the Confederate government (Stephens). But it was not the reason for secession, nor the sole difference between the Union and Confederacy. The long history of conflict in the Union resulted in what many saw as an unavoidable ending, but what was really a conclusion stemming from a line of precise and certain events which aggravated the relationship between the two parts of the country. The crux of this conflict—the disagreement over slavery—would prove to be the catalyst for the chain of political and social events leading up to the war, but not as the reason for secession.
The Civil War that took place in the United States from 1861 to 1865 could have easily swung either way at several points during the conflict. There is however several reasons that the North would emerge victorious from this bloody war that pit brother against brother. Some of the main contributing factors are superior industrial capabilities, more efficient logistical support, greater naval power, and a largely lopsided population in favor of the Union. Also one of the advantages the Union had was that of an experienced government, an advantage that very well might have been one of the greatest contributing factors to their success. There are many reasons factors that lead to the North's victory, and each of these elements in and amongst themselves was extremely vital to the effectiveness of the Northern military forces. Had any one of these factors not been in place the outcome of the war could have been significantly different, and the United States as we know it today could be quite a different place to live.