the answer is that Britain and France both had foreseen the war like most contries and desided to create a stockpile of it.
During the Civil War the value of cotton grew because of the term Cotton Diplomacy. Basically the South threatened to not ship cotton to Great Britain and France if they did not help the South win the war. This failed horribly because the South was not the main shippers of cotton for Great Britain or France and both countries had eliminated slavery already so it was against their laws to help the south.
The south had produced bumper crops of cotton for the three years before the Civil War began. Warehouses in France and England were bulging with raw cotton, so there was no immediate shortage to idle mills and workers. Cotton continued to be exported by blockade runners during the war on a much smaller scale. The south would have been far better off had farmers stopped planting cotton and started growing food.
Yes, most notably the forged an alliance with England.
England was the main target of Confederate diplomacy, as England had the resources to help the South, and the motivation was there, as England was the largest cotton customer of the South. In the end, England decided not to get involved, and started developing cotton sources in India.
Cotton was the main cash crop of the South during the Reconstruction Era.
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
During the Civil War the value of cotton grew because of the term Cotton Diplomacy. Basically the South threatened to not ship cotton to Great Britain and France if they did not help the South win the war. This failed horribly because the South was not the main shippers of cotton for Great Britain or France and both countries had eliminated slavery already so it was against their laws to help the south.
The south had produced bumper crops of cotton for the three years before the Civil War began. Warehouses in France and England were bulging with raw cotton, so there was no immediate shortage to idle mills and workers. Cotton continued to be exported by blockade runners during the war on a much smaller scale. The south would have been far better off had farmers stopped planting cotton and started growing food.
France
France is South-East of England.
France is East of England. In fact, the major part of France is south east to England.
sold to england
Cotton Diplomacy is when the south tried to convince England to support the Civil war with cotton but they said no.
The South was a manufacturing center for both countries.Their need for cotton would make them allies with the South. THIS ONEThe tariffs on Southern goods were lower than the North's. -NOT THIS ONE-
France
It depends where on the south of England you are. For most of England's south coast, if you travelled due south, you would land in France. However, if you were in Truro - or any point west of there, you would land in Spain.
Yes, most notably the forged an alliance with England.