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That does sound like a plausible explanation, however the United states industrialized and also had slavery until 1865 alright the south was less so.
by rayhendricks 7y ago
That does sound like a plausible explanation, however the United states industrialized and also had slavery until 1865 alright the south was less so.
- smacktoward 7y agoApologies, I edited my comment to address the US comparison before I saw your comment. Sorry to have ninja'ed you!
- rsynnott 7y agoWhile I’m sceptical of the slavery explanation for Rome, the pre civil war US south wasn’t meaningfully industrialised.