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#1562 Ten Things: Counterfactual History

Listening to America

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The Hypothetical Balkanization of the United States

They explore the scenario of different regional confederations forming in the United States if the Constitution had failed to be ratified. They discuss the potential consequences, whether chaos or a tighter union would have emerged. They also debate the possibility of the South leaving over disagreements on slavery and the significance of race throughout American history.

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