The South was a manufacturing center for both countries.
Their need for cotton would make them allies with the South. THIS ONE
The tariffs on Southern goods were lower than the North's. -NOT THIS ONE-
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.
They wanted to win support from Britain and France for a united Italy
Defeat the Confederacy and prevent the foreign powers, especially Great Britain and France from intervening in the conflict.
The confederacy needed access to the manufactured goods of great britain and France. :)
The Confederacy attempted to get Britain and France to be allies.
Because they both had powerful navies that could have relieved the blockade.
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
Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States and the Confederacy.
Tried to form a separate nation, that would gain recognition and military aid from Britain and 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.
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.
England and France.
During the American Civil War, France supported the Union.