First, they hoped that Britain and France would grant them recognition and send military aid.
When Lincoln forestalled this by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, (making the war look like a crusade against slavery), they hoped that the North would simply become war-weary and vote Lincoln out in the '64 election.
That there would always be hatred between the North and the South.
they could trade to the Indians and to the Spanish but Spain would not let trade go through for the Americans only during the civil war.
the civil war
Any imported goods, as the blockade-runners' ports were increasingly closed down.
then the south would have a greater chance of winning the civil war
The south would make slavery all throughout the nation.
The south would win of course
the constitution
That there would always be hatred between the North and the South.
== == One fortune-teller says: It would not have been significantly affected.
Industrial manufacturing capacity
to beat the south so there would be no more slavery
The north and the south would still be mad at each other and we might have split into two different countries by now.
The slaves' masters would be beaten severely if they didn't follow orders.
they could trade to the Indians and to the Spanish but Spain would not let trade go through for the Americans only during the civil war.
During the American Civil War, both the north and the south possessed manufacturing factories that could have been classified as "power mills". However, the North had a substantial amount more, and would become the major manufacturing center of the country.
there will be no peace