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How might the economy of the North developed in a Confederate Victory TL? Would it have evolved more or less as it did IOTL or would it have different? If the latter, how so?
Gurps AE Dixie suggests that they will have better railroads, since thy have to be ready for another war. And Chicago may be smaller, because they don't get the Texan beef.
yeah like it has in real life, there are still southern apologists who think the south was right and it is often called "The War of Northern Aggression" Seem to remember they fired first at Fort SumpterAt first this might be true but eventually this would change when the old bitterness died away.
yeah like it has in real life, there are still southern apologists who think the south was right and it is often called "The War of Northern Aggression" Seem to remember they fired first at Fort Sumpter
A possible free trade agreement might be signed.
This should be in a TL!I'll be pedantic here. This is unlilkely because of the times. Free trade agreements (FTAs) are a product of the late 20th century, and are very paperwork intensive for exporters to achieve those benefits. There are alternatives of course.
They could form a customs union which establishes a free trade area without all that documentation because there is a common external tariff. The German zollverein was a contemporary example, and this would be more in line with what 19th century people would think of when they hear "free trade agreement". This is unlikely because it would require the Confederates to confirm to Union tariffs, which was always a sore sticking point.
Another possibility is that the Union and Confederates simply give each other preferential duty treatment. This is problematic because the Union wouldn't want a scenario where Europeans avoid Union tariffs by shipping first to the Confederacy who then move them to the Union under their prefential tariff. Of course, the Union might just limit those preferential tariffs to the kind of commodities the Confederacy produces that the Union wants, but excluding any manufactured goods that would compete with Union industry.
The cattle drive would go to Kansas City where the cows would be loaded onto cattle cars.But there may be new customs, and wouldn't there be a problem if the cowboys have to cross a national border with their cows?
The cattle drive would go to Kansas City where the cows would be loaded onto cattle cars.