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The only thing I can imagine is they were trying to get England to come into the war on their side. They may well have done it until Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which would have put England on the side of slavery. The English people would not have stood for that.
They wanted the aid of Great Britain and they believed England would support them because the South sold most of their cotton to England. But, England found cotton in the Middle East and did not suffer from the loss of Southern cotton. Then, the Confederacy wanted to keep England neutral but the Emancipation prevented that because England had already outlawed slavery.
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Why can the emancipation proclamation be seen as a diplomatic document?
It made it hard for foreign nations to recognize and support the confederacy
What legal problems did privateers serving the Confederacy cause?
Privateering had been outlawed in 1856 by most European powers. However, the British Proclamation of Neutrality in May of 1861 effectively gave the Confederacy defacto recognition but diplomatic ties were not created. Based on this the British expected the South to abide by the treaty against privateering.
Did England support the Union in the US Civil War?
Technically, Great Britain remained neutral during the US Civil War. The Confederacy did all it could on a diplomatic basis to gain recognition from Great Britain.
Was Marco Polo a diplomatic?
A diplomatic what?
What was the Union objective at the Battle at Fort Donelson in 1862?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were forts that protected the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. These rivers were important water routes into the Western Confederacy. All has to do with the Union's strategy, and part of Anaconda which stated: 1. Blockade the coast 2. Take the Mississippi thus splitting the south into two 3. Capture Richmond because it was the seat of power/capital and 4. Drive through Tennessee because it's the heart of the Confederacy. The Objective was to basically blockade the coast and drive through Tennessee because it's the heart of the Confederacy. To win the battle verse the Confederate Union.
The diplomatic objective of the Union was?
to prevent European nations from recognizing the Confederacy.
Who were the Confederacy's diplomatic?
England
What is the primary objective of the Department of State?
The primary Mission of the State Department is Diplomacy
Why can the emancipation proclamation be seen as a diplomatic document?
It made it hard for foreign nations to recognize and support the confederacy
What was Lincoln's most significant achievement in regard to foreign affairs?
forestalling foreign powers from granting diplomatic recognition to the confederacy
What was the objective of the south in the civil war?
The South's objective for the War Between the States was to preserve the Confederacy, which was their govenment, and thus govern themselves rather than be governed by the North.
What is the act of going to war?
To declare war with another country is to sever diplomatic relations and prepare to use military force to obtain your objective.
Why did the European countries wait so long to help the confederacy?
The European countries wait to help the confederacy. All because Jefferson Davis thought the cotton textile company would lead o a diplomatic recognition and mediation or military intervention.
What was the major difference between the war policies the Union and the Confederacy during the US Civil War?
During the US Civil War the Union sought the complete destruction of the Confederacy's government. This objective had no limits. On the other hand, the Confederacy had a more limited objective. The South did not fight for the destruction of the United States. They sought to secede and become an independent nation.
What was the satellite country of the civil war?
The only foreign nation that recognised the Confederacy was Mexico. There was also some diplomatic dialogue with Puerto Rico (or it may have been Costa Rica).
What efforts were put fourth by Abraham Lincoln to win the civil war for the north?
A diplomatic campaign to keep the four border-states from joining the Confederacy. Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, to keep the British and French from granting recognition to the Confederacy. Promoting U.S. Grant to General-in-Chief.
What was the confederacy objective for the Battle of Gettysburg?
To carry the war to the North, fight a defensive battle and force the Yankees to destroy themselves attacking them, as at Fredricksburg.
