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Both Britain and France were courted by the South. Cotton was needed by Europes textile industry and the South needed weapons, it seemed like a perfect match up. Both Britain and France had gotten out of the slave trade and for that reason, they were reluctant to side with the Confederates. Europe found its solution in Egypt's cotton and the Union's blockade held.
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American envoy whose shrewd diplomacy helped keep Britain neutral during the civil war?
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What were the plans for Britain and France for the civil war?
Britain and France were not involved in the American Civil War. The Confederacy asked for Britain's help but they did not get involved.
How were the British involved in the civil war?
The British were neutral throughout the American Civil War but continued to trade with both sides, until the North blockaded the Southern ports. Even then, the South used blockade runners to trade with Europe. The idea was that the Britain would jump in to help the South because of the cotton industry, but Britain ultimately made it clear they would not be involved in any fighting.
How did Great Britain help the south during the civil war?
England did not provide any large-scale assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War. Blockade-runners did manage to ship some cotton to Britain and smuggle weapons and ammunition into the Confederacy, but England remained neutral throughout the conflict.
What side did Britain take during the civil war?
Neither side. Britain remained carefully neutral for the duration of the Civil War, refusing to recognize the sovereignty of the South while continuing to trade with it, but also refusing to side with the North. Southern weaponry and other war materiel was produced in Great Britain and exported to the Confederacy through the Union blockade by Confederate blockade runners. Great Britain had become dependent on Southern cotton for its textile industry, but it had seen the Civil War coming and stockpiled cotton to make the country less dependent on Southern exports after the war began. British relations with the United States were still touchy at best, and Great Britain was not inclined to make them worse by siding openly with the Confederate States, despite a political affinity with them. The above refers to the American Civil War. In the English Civil War, Englishman was fighting Englishman.
