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The French and the British did trade with the confederates, but little of that got through because of the Union blockade. The French were officially neutral but recognised the confederates as a "belligerent".
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Why did Lincoln make the civil war a battle of freedom?
To keep the Brtish and French from aiding the Confederates - it would have made them look pro-slavery.
Where the confederates in the Civil War?
The Confederates were the Southern states in the Civil War.
What is a confederates mean in the Civil War?
The Confederates were against slavery in the civil war. They did not want it.
What side did Arkansas support in the civil war?
The Confederates. It was one of the Upper South states that were the last to join the Confederates.
How did Lincoln think the Emancipation Proclamation would hurt the South?
By making it impossible for free nations abroad to help the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.
What effect did the proclamation have on the course of the war?
It had the immediate effect of keeping the British out, as they could not help the Confederates without looking pro-slavery. Their intervention on the side of the South (probably followed by the French) could have tilted the balance in favour of the Confederates.
What effect did the emancipation proclamation have on the course of war?
It had the immediate effect of keeping the British out, as they could not help the Confederates without looking pro-slavery. Their intervention on the side of the South (probably followed by the French) could have tilted the balance in favour of the Confederates.
What was the role of France in the civil war?
The French were wanting influence in Mexico, and it would suit them if there were a new nation, pro-French, in-between Mexico and the USA. However, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made it ethically impossible for the French to help the Confederates, as this would look like fighting for slavery.
How did rose greenhow help the confederates?
She SPIED!!!!!!!!!! Mwa-ha-ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why were the northern states angry at great Britain?
Because they were planning to help the Confederates.
How was winning the Battle of Vicksburg going to help the union?
By denying the Confederates the use of the entire Mississippi, taking 30,000 Confederates out of the war, and enabling Grant and Sherman to move East to help the beleaguered Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
What important document did the northern victory at Antietam allow Abraham Lincoln to issue?
The Emancipation Proclamation. Although it did not convert the North into a nation of Abolitionists, it did have the effect of keeping Britain from sending military aid to the Confederates, with the French likely to follow suit. (Free nations abroad could no longer help the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.)
What foreign country did the confederates hope would come to their aid?
The Confederates wanted help from Britain, but Britain did not help the Confederates due to the fact that if they would of been supporting the South, it would of made them look like they supported slavery. They also didn't want to go against the North, which they would of done if they would of supported the South.
Did the Second Battle of Bull Run help or hinder the confederates?
As the outcome of the battle led to the evacuation of the whole Northern Virginia by the US forces it was a decisive tactical and strategical success for the Confederates
What nation contributed to the confederacy during the civil war?
Just the Union against Confederates- no help
What was Lincoln's greatest accomplishment?
Winning the Civil War by selecting better generals, and also by keeping the British and French from aiding the Confederates.
What effect did the emancipation proclamation have on the court of the war?
Shamed the British and French out of sending aid to the Confederates, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
