We did get some from Egypt, but mostly from India. This meant that despite the Union blockade, the supply of cottton to the Northern industrial towns such as Manchester and Birmingham actually increased. After this, there could be no gain for the British in supporting the Confederacy, and because of poor harvests in England during the American Civil War, the British needed Northern corn to feed the people, and so they simply let the war take its course.
I don't know why the South tried to receive help from France, they had no stake in it what so ever
(New contributor...) The French wanted influence in Mexico, and it would have suited them if there were a new nation, pro-French, in-between Mexico and the USA.
Because the British were happy to see their econimic rival, the USA, split into two. And France was wanting influence in Mexico, and it would suit them to have a new nation that was pro-French, in between Mexico and the USA.
They needed an Allied power with an adequate Naval Force to eliminate the Union blockade. Cotton was a desired European commodity but there was no way to get it past the blockade.
Mostly supplies of weapons and other things needed to conduct the War, and ultimately to gain independence.
The confederacy needed access to the manufactured goods of great britain and france. :)
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Britain and France were not involved in the American Civil War. The Confederacy asked for Britain's help but they did not get involved.
France and Great Britain were officially neutral, although they supported the Confederacy unofficially by selling arms and other supplies. Yet, because they believed the Union had a better chance of winning the war, they never recognized the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
They were losing and needed help from a strong nation. They were losing and needed help from a strong nation.
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-
They wanted to win support from Britain and France for a united Italy
The confederacy needed access to the manufactured goods of great britain and France. :)
Because they both had powerful navies that could have relieved the blockade.
The Confederacy attempted to get Britain and France to be allies.
Britain and Spain France and Spain
Britain and France were not involved in the American Civil War. The Confederacy asked for Britain's help but they did not get involved.
why did gb support france
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. Second response. Regardless of of "formal" support, France and England helped the South with shipbuilding and arms production.
Tried to form a separate nation, that would gain recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States and the Confederacy.
England and France.
France and Great Britain were officially neutral, although they supported the Confederacy unofficially by selling arms and other supplies. Yet, because they believed the Union had a better chance of winning the war, they never recognized the Confederacy as a sovereign nation.
France and Great britain.