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What if George Washington knew the civil war would happen during those years?

would he do anything differently?
Violent Pearl Office Brethren
  08/16/26
Maybe could have put in harder limits / more explicit long t...
Magenta Costumed Theatre Boiling Water
  08/16/26


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Date: August 16th, 2026 8:08 PM
Author: Violent Pearl Office Brethren

would he do anything differently?

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Date: August 16th, 2026 8:30 PM
Author: Magenta Costumed Theatre Boiling Water

Maybe could have put in harder limits / more explicit long term phase outs in the constitution ... but imagine how hard it would have been to get the constitution signed with those provisions if, e.g., Louisiana purchase + cotton gin already existed. The founders' expectation that slavery would naturally fade out changed dramatically with those two events. Imho they made a good effort at achieving a sustainable status quo given the info at the time, but war was inevitable once slavery became profitable and westward expansion took hold.

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