Britain relied heavily on America's (especially the southern states cotton) raw materials. If the south would have industrialized and produce their own finished goods, then Britain would have had a vested interest in a different country like Egypt for their raw materials and cotton.
England...
I think the South still would have been prosperous. They would have relied even more on indentured servants (who were basically slaves anyways). Africans would have been brought over to America as indentured servants, worked for x number of years, and eventually given their plot of land in the...
The portugese were more adapt at sailing than the Spanish. I would think the Portugese would have sailed across the Atlantic and stumbled into what is now Florida. After news of the discovery, Spain sets sail for the new world but ends up in what is now South America.
North America and South...
Stonewall Jackson was shot at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863 by friendly fire. The bullet grazed through his left arm not doing any serious damage. Jackson visits a doctor, the wound is stitched up, and Jackson is fine.
Jackson wins at Chancellorsville and marches to Gettysburg to fight...
sorry if I posted in the wrong section. I am new here as you can see by my post count. But it does say in the forum description: Post "what if" questions and talk about the results. This includes "future history"
In order to stop illegal immigrants from coming into California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas... President Bush has declared that a Great Wall of America shall be built along the US/Mexico border. The wall will be solid concrete 10 feet thick and 20 feet high. Mounted with barbed wire at the...
Well for one there would be less traffic on the roads from buses and taxis. A lot of Urban cities do not have room for monorails, which is why they use subways. Jacksonville, FL has a monorail that runs 24 hours a day and I bet maybe 3 people use it a week. It's a complete joke.