Well for one thing, West Virginia wouldn’t exist and instead the Appalachia would be supported by subsides of being part of a much larger and more prosperous st

Well for one thing, West Virginia wouldn’t exist and instead the Appalachia would be supported by subsides of being part of a much larger and more prosperous state. But to note, the Civil War had roots in the very nature of the nation as an discordant post-colonial state. After all, most (all?) countries didn’t devolve into a 50/50 civil war just to change policy on enslavement, indentured servitude or serfdom. I’d go as far as to say the Civil War was the birth of modern America because it strengthened nationalist feelings, and empowered the federal government.