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Date Posted: 18:24:06 11/13/02 Wed
Author: *yrollam*
Subject: Ch.14-Europe & the Disunited States

Europe and Disunited States
A. England & France were generally sympathetic to the Confederacy for many reasons
1. both nations imported Southern cotton
2. they were eager to weaken the U.S.
3. some admired the aristocracy of the South
B. France would not choose a side unless England did first; but, England was reluctant to choose
1. English liberal urged their followers to support the Union
C. King Cotton Diplomacy
1. Southerners argued that their cotton was vital to English & French textile industries
2. However, the English had a surplus of cotton in 1861
3. Later supply began to diminish
a. some mills were able to stay open by importing from Egypt & India
b. 500,000 mill workers lost their jobs
4. in the end, Europe would not support the Confederacy
5. Great Britain declared itself neutral at the beginning of the war, followed by France and other nations
D. Trent Affair (1861)
1. Two Confederate diplomats – James M. Mason & John Slidell
a. slipped through the Union blockade to Havana, Cuba & boarded an English steamer, the Trent, for England
b. the San Jacinto commanded by Charles Wilkes was waiting for them
c. without authorization, Wilkes stopped the vessel and arrested the diplomats
d. British government demanded their release

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