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Who were the southerns confident that which they were highly dependent upon cotton would come to the aid of the Confederacy?
France and Great britain.
What did many southerners hope woould force Great Britain to formally recognize the confederacy as an independent nation?
Many southerners hoped dependence on cotton would force great Britain to formally reconize the confederacy as an independent nation.
Which were highly dependent upon cotton would come to the aid of the confederacy?
The Confederacy relied on an untested policy of King Cotton. In other words, since Britain was so dependent on cotton for their factories, this could be used as a bargaining wedge to get their assistance in the Civil War. Not only did Britain not help them, but they found other sources for their cotton needs in Egypt and India.
Why was the confederate leaders confident of British recognition?
British textile mills were so dependent on Southern cotton.
What product was king to southerners?
Cotton.
Why did the confederacy start the civil war?
Because it was confident of being able to export its cotton in exchange for war-supplies, and of receiving official recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
In 1838 Southerners measured their wealth by what two elements?
cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves cotton and slaves
Why are southerners racists?
Cotton plantation.They wanted people to pick cotton for them
What country did the north fear the was an ally of the confederacy?
The North was in fear that Great Britian was an ally of the Confederacy. The theory was that the Confederacy would exchange cotton for British military and naval supplies. There was even a document proposing that Jefferson Davis would give control of the Confederacy to the Queen of England and in exchange the Confederacy would be treated as a "Priveledged Colony". (Great Britian coincidentally had a cotton surplus the year that the Confederacy offered cotton for military and naval supplies.)
What did Southerners think of the U.S Constitution?
Cotton is more important than it
What did Southerners call cotton during the civil war?
they called it pooffy
Did most southerners own slaves during the civil war?
Mainly for cotton farming from the help of the cotton gin.
