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During the American Civil War, the British government refused to recognize the Confederacy due to long-established politico-diplomatic protocol. To most established world-powers, recognition of those claiming political independence required proofs of stability so as to avoid lending prestige to transitional or spurious revolutionaries. In addition, Great Britain had commercial connections with Northern merchants that it did not wish to put into jeopardy without good reason.
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Why did the border states that bordered the union states and the confederacy states did not want to join the confederacy even though they practiced slavery?
because
Why did the union want to capture port royal?
The Union aimed to capture Port Royal during the Civil War to gain a strategic foothold in the South and establish a base for further military operations. Securing Port Royal would allow the Union to control key maritime routes, disrupt Confederate supply lines, and facilitate blockades. Additionally, capturing the port would help in the recruitment and training of freed slaves, bolstering Union forces while undermining the Confederacy's labor resources. Overall, it was a crucial step in the Union's broader strategy to weaken the Confederacy.
Who was opposed to secession during the civil war?
The opposites of the Confederates (rebels) were the Yankees. (not the baseball team) The opposing sides were the Confederacy (Confederate States of America - the South) Union (United States of America - the North)
Did Robert E Lee leave the Union army to fight for the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee was not in favor of session, but offered his official resignation from the Union army.soon after Virginia seceded to join the Confederacy. Many sources say Lincoln offered him command of the Federal army in April of 1861. Other sources say he was offered the command of a Union army. Either way he was loyal to his home State of Virginia. He began as a major general with the Confederacy. Lee and George B. McClellan both served under General Winfield Scott as engineer officers in the Mexican War. Scott certainly thought Lee was the best man to command the Federal armies. Scott had rated him as the best and bravest officer in the Mexican War.
What did the states that seceded from the Union call themselves?
When the South separated or seceded from the Union, they attempted to make their own country and they named it "The Confederate states of America."-later in the Civil War to be known as the Confederates or Confederacy. The president of the US at the time, Abraham Lincoln, did not want to accept that the Union was dividing so he called this separation from the Union illegal rebellion against the government. The Confederates were often referred to as the insurgents.
Why did the Confederacy want recognition from other countries?
British textile manufacturers discovered new sources of cotton in Egypt and India. Pressure to recognize the Confederacy weakened. The United States wanted to prevent other countries like Great Britain from recognizing the Confederacy.
Why did the confederacy 's bid for international support fail?
The Confederacy's bid for international support during the American Civil War failed primarily due to its reliance on cotton diplomacy, which underestimated the impact of the Union blockade and the growing anti-slavery sentiment in Europe. European nations, particularly Britain and France, were hesitant to formally recognize the Confederacy, as they did not want to appear to support the institution of slavery. Additionally, the Union's military successes and the emergence of the Emancipation Proclamation shifted public opinion in Europe against the Confederacy, further diminishing its chances for diplomatic recognition and support.
The civil war union want to preserve the union or destroy the confederacy?
Both. The Union wanted to preserve the country as a whole; they did not want the United States to split up. The Confederacy, however, wanted to separate from the United States, therefore, splitting up the country. So the Union wanted to destroy the confederacy to preserve the United States.
Why did the union want the confederacy split in two?
Because it has a weewee that it loves to show
Why did the border states that bordered the union states and the confederacy states did not want to join the confederacy even though they practiced slavery?
because
Was Robert E. Lee a citizen of the union or the confederacy?
He was on the Union side but then, when war came, he decided to go to the Confederacy because he didn't want to fight against the place he called home. He didn't even want war in the first place!
Why did the union want to capture Richmond Virginia?
Because Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, and the seat of government.
Which region of Tennessee did not want to join the confederacy?
Eastern Tennessee - there was always a lot of pro-Union sentiment there.
What two rivers to the Union want to gain control of to split the Confederacy?
The Mississippi river and something else
What 2 foreign countries did confederate states want to help them?
The Confederacy sent ambassadors to both England and France in the hope that they would recognize them as a sovereign nation and lend aid to them.
What city on the Mississippi river did the us want to control of?
The Siege and Capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
Why would Lincoln free the slaves only in the confederacy and not in the union controlled border states?
Becuase he didn't want to lose the support of the border states.
