Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I was wondering what would be the result if the southern states decided not to participate in the American revolution. There was a good market in Britain for their crops, shared a “Gentry” lifestyle to a degree, and the crown had no problem with slavery (at the time) as long as it was practiced across the sea. Also the south was far enough away from the revolution prone hot beds of New England. If the south had remained loyal, would the northern states still attempted to revolt, or would the revolution been stillborn? I guess the crucial state would be Virginia.
Ric350