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The south wouldn't be statistically last in practically every category concerning education, health and wealth.
The North would have continued to use their slaves, sorry "indentured servants", to increase their industrial capacity. Technology would have moved to the south, along with industrial centers, and slavery would have become obsolete.
Something to research and consider is, in my opinion, the North wanted the South to be agriculturally centered. The North wanted industry to sprout there, while the south provided cheap raw materials. Wealth comes from producing goods, not producing raw materials, especially during that time period. To think the war was solely about slavery is extremely short cited.
The effects of the Civil War are still being felt today in the South. People seem to have this notion in their head that back then there was a magical line splitting the United States in half, on one side of the line civilized thespians resided who loathed slavery on the grounds of morality. On the other side bloodthirsty savages resided whom had no care for human life, whose only care was wealth, and land! Don't believe me? the idea still exists today, only slightly changed. The south is full of redneck folks who cling to their guns and religion, and take pride in being ignorant!
The war was more about power and wealth, keeping it centered in the N/E. To believe the country was thrown into war over slavery alone is shortsighted and ignores history. What if the south had won is an interesting question and deserves to be taken past "we'd still have slaves!".
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