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The South assumed, erroneously, that the dependence of the British and French textile industries on Southern cotton would cause their governments to support the Confederacy. The South even tried to embargo the export of cotton to underline the importance of their product to Britain and France. The embargo backfired because both the British and French decided to develop alternative sources. E.G. The South assumed, erroneously, that the dependence of the British and French textile industries on Southern cotton would cause their governments to support the Confederacy. The South even tried to embargo the export of cotton to underline the importance of their product to Britain and France. The embargo backfired because both the British and French decided to develop alternative sources. E.G.
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Regardless of of "formal" support, France and England helped the South with shipbuilding and arms production.
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What was Proclamation about?
Basically abolishing slavery in the South, although the South was forming the Confederacy. It also intended to discourage Britain and France from helping the South, who they got cotton from, in the US Civil War.
What two countries decided to withhold recognition of the confederacy?
England and France did not give formal recognition to the Confederacy as an independent country. This however, did not prevent them to trade with the South, build warships and supply the South with ammunitions and weapons. The South was a de facto nation, without being formally recognized by France and Great Britain.
What would have happened if Abraham Lincoln had waited until after the US Civil War to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Britain and France would have felt free to grant recognition to the Confederacy and send military aid. At that rate, the South would have won, and there would have been no proclamation.
Which of the advantages that the confederacy enjoyed at the beginning of the civil war was the greatest and provide the largest opportunity for the south to successfully win its independence?
Good chance of intervention by Britain and France.
What did the south need to do to secure aid from France and Britain?
what did the South need to do to secure aid from France and Britain during the war between the states
Did the South believe that it had to have an early victory in the War because foreign countries would help the North?
No, the South believed that had they had an early victory France and Great Britain would have helped the Confederacy recognizing it as an independent nation and intervening in the conflict.
Why did Great Britain and France not recognize the Confederate States of America?
It was not in the interests of either France or England to formerly recognize the Confederacy. With that said, both nations gave aid and support to the South. Most of which came from England.The British knew that the Confederacy was a de facto independent nation. It had a capitol, a constitution and a standing army. The South borrowed funds from both nations and Britain built warships for the South. Many European international law experts claimed the Union's blockade of Southern ports was an act of war, and that in itself created the South as an independent state at war with the US.
Which 2 European countries controlled most of Africa South of the Sahara in 1914?
France and Britain
What countries did the Confederacy aim their diplomatic efforts towards during the US Civil War?
The government of the Confederate States of America focused their diplomatic efforts primarily toward Great Britain and France. Both Lord Palmerston, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and Napoleon III, Emperor of France received informally deputations from Richmond. While there were sympathizers in both France and United Kingdom toward the Confederate cause, primarily among the business interests who traded heavily with the South, formal recognition of the CSA by the European Powers was a forlorn hope and despite great efforts by the Confederacy was never realized. The South would have settled with a "peace" intervention by Britain, however, that did not materialize either. France and England did however, treat the South as a "belligerent" de facto nation. This was due to the fact that the Confederacy had an army, a capital city and a constitution.
What country lies south Great Britain?
France
Why didn't England support the Confederacy?
Because: 1 - The Confederacy was not able to win a decisive battle in the Union territory. 2 - British public opinion was openly against slavery and would not have approved the recognition of the Confederacy, whose member were slave States, as an independent Nation.
What European country did the south hope would support them in the civil war?
They were losing and needed help from a strong nation. They were losing and needed help from a strong nation.
