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It withheld diplomatic recognition and military aid from the Confederacy.

But this was no longer high on the British agenda in any case. It was Lee's earlier attempt at invading the North in September 1862 that was being watched carefully by the British, as a test of Confederate viability. When Lee lost the Battle of Antietam, the British decided to wait and see if he might be luckier next time. But crucially, Lincoln used his new credibility to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which made it impossible for free countries abroad to aid the South without looking pro-slavery themselves.

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