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Originally posted by Moses
Honestly? They would likely have evolved into close partners and allies or even re-joined the union after slavery ran it's eventual and unavoidable course in the south.
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Many people forget that only four states seceded initially. If Lincoln had done nothing, the other states such as Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas would not have seceded, indeed several of them had already voted to stay in the union; those four states could not have successfully formed a contiguous country. Lincoln's actions in initiating the war changed the opinions of voters in those states and the others joined South Carolina in leaving the Union.