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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
The economic differences were agricultural vs industrial
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Both sides had plenty of small non-slaveholding farms. The economic
differences were between the wealthy powerhouses- industrial vs plantation.
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In 1860, a male slave would bring thousands of dollars which made it a rich man's game.
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It wasn't the poor men making the 50/50 statehood deals. It wasn't the poor men who formed the CSA government.