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Assuming the Confederate States defeat the Union in civil war*, how would the US develop in the aftermath? What would be the political implications in the absence of those states, both national and international? Would the "rump"(if rump is the proper word for a majority remant) be more prosperous without the relatively poor Southern states?
*If it's possible, assume the North simply allows them to secede since this more fittingly suits the conceptual intent of this thread, though I rather doubt it is possible.
**I know the Southern states will be poorer in the long term, but they aren't the focus of this thread.