Could the Civil War had been avoided if less profit was acceptable

wilber6150

Brev. Brig. Gen'l
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Hi list,
Just pondering this question.. What economic loss would the South had taken, i.e. large plantation owners, if the CSA freed the slaves but paid them a meager wage to still work the plantation.. What Im wondering is how much profit margin was there in a bale of cotton, could the slaves been worked like the emigrants in Northern factories , with company housing in the form of their slave quarters and company store..Was the war really over a profit margin?
 
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