We would have no way of knowing what the south would be like if they’d successfully seceded all those years ago. Certainly the north would also have been affected.
Thanks @Unseen for that interesting snippet of the wives revolt. It’s the first I’d heard of it.
Going back briefly to the term “war of northern aggression”, I’ve only ever heard it in the context and location I mentioned in my previous post. It’s kind of reassuring to hear that it’s not as rife as I’d believed.
