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Why was the US determined to prevent foreign countries giving the confederacy official recognition and support?
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Because recognition of the confederacy would mean, sooner or later, a military intervention in his favor.
This would mean a serious threat to the outcome of the war, especially in the most likely case, of an intervention by France and Great Britain.Annulla modifiche
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What was the souths main goal at the start of the civil war?
To gain official recognition as a sovereign nation. They could claim that they didn't want a war.
When and where did the civil war finally end?
There was no official ending, i.e. a peace treaty - because there had been no official declaration of war in the first place. (Congress did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.) You could cite May 10th 1865, as that was the date that the Confederacy was officially wound-up. But there were still Confederate units in combat for a few weeks after that, and some of their Generals never did surrender. That is why Appomattox (April 9th) is taken as the notional ending of hostilities, when one General-in-Chief surrendered to the other.
When id the Civil War end?
There was no peace treaty, for the same reason there had never been an official declaration of war - because Congress had never recognised the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. The armistice at Appomattox (April 9th 1865) is generally reckoned as the end of the war. Another landmark was the winding-up of the Confederacy at its last cabinet meeting on May 10th 1865. But there was still fighting for a few weeks after that.
What states were parts of confederacy?
In alphabetical order: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. Missouri and Kentucky also had confederate "governments" that were rival to the "official" state governments that remained part of the Union.
What is the value of a 1973 Hawaiian gold dollar?
It's not an official US Mint coin. Depending on what company made it and whether it's really gold, its value would be determined by the gold content and condition of the dollar.
What was the primary aim of the war for the south?
To assert the viabiliy of the Confederacy as a sovereign nation and gain official recognition by Congress and by foreign countries.
After the east Battle of Antietam and the emancipation did England help the confederacy?
As far as recognition of the Confederacy, England did not help them. There was some trade carried out, but official recognition and aid was not forthcoming.
As a sovereign state the Confederacy felt entitled to what?
Official recognition by foreign states.
What was the confederacy's role in the civil war?
To defeat the Union armies of invasion and gain official recognition from Congress.
Within American politics the power to accord official recognition to other countries belongs to?
The President
Why was the attitude of great Britain so important to the outcome of the civil war?
The Confederacy needed British official recognition as a nation to help break the Union blockade.
What was the official name of the confederacy?
The official name of the "Confederacy" was the "Confederate States of America".
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.
Who officially observes St. Patrick's Day?
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland so it receives official recognition there. Many other countries observe the day but not as an official holiday.
Does Jefferson want war or peace?
After seceding, he would have been quite happy without a war, if Lincoln had granted official recognition to the Confederacy. But when Lincoln declared that he would defend Fort Sumter (which the Confederacy considered its own), and then called for new volunteer troops, Davis felt he had to mobilise.
What theme is most closely related to the Trent Affair?
The Confederacy trying to win official recognition from Britain and France. The two Confederate envoys had been taken from a British ship by a Union Navy captain.
Does Jefferson Davis want war or peace?
After seceding, he would have been quite happy without a war, if Lincoln had granted official recognition to the Confederacy. But when Lincoln declared that he would defend Fort Sumter (which the Confederacy considered its own), and then called for new volunteer troops, Davis felt he had to mobilise.
