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Cirque du So-What

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6. I consider it a stretch

Reply to Al Carroll (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 12:06 AM

Jun 2014

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to say that the southern 'colonies' would have voluntarily turned away from slavery as the bedrock of their economic system. In this alternative history exercise, I believe there still would have been a war if Mother England had attempted to end slavery.

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What Would America Be Like If We Lost The Revolutionary War? [View all] onehandle Jun 2014 OP

We would all have stiff upper lips. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2014 #1

Very nice. Makes me wanna drag out the alleged writing of John Cleese re: the Colonies reverting to freshwest Jun 2014 #2

wonder why he took a dig at iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #3

An attempted funny commercial... Al Carroll Jun 2014 #4

If only that war was over... Moostache Jun 2014 #5

I consider it a stretch Cirque du So-What Jun 2014 #6

"Reconstruction" could have been hanging the traitors and handing their wealth and land to slaves. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #7

The slave owners were bought off... Al Carroll Jul 2014 #10

Fag would mean Unknown Beatle Jun 2014 #8

Hey, I have an idea. Let's petition to un-secede from England. tclambert Jun 2014 #9

Boner would be the Prime Minister instead of Speaker meow2u3 Jul 2014 #11