Why did Great Britain not help the Confederacy?

Answer 1

No. MLM *********** Well...it was a bit late in the history of both countries (1860's) for Britain to get much leverage over active intervention on behalf of the Confederacy. The British felt the US was still ripe for the taking in 1812 and thought they could win the second round of the fight, and perhaps retake the Colonies for the Crown. By 1860, the United States was already circa 80 years old, was much more stable--Civil War aside--and Britain had pretty much conceded the Colonies lost to the Crown forever. Yet, it was obvious the Confederacy was a destabilizing presence, so one must speculate there was more than a little Behind the Scenes debate in London on military intervention on behalf of the South, if for any reason to permanently fracture the US with a Condfederate victory. As it was, the British did recognize the Confederate government immediately and was one of the first--if not the first--European nation to send an ambassador, military advisors, etc. to Richmond.

Answer 2

False. The British did provide material support through arms and supplies to the Confederate States of America. However, the British did not provide forces, in order to avoid a direct intervention into the American Civil War.

Answer 3

Great Britain agreed to allow its ports to be used to build Confederate privateers.

Answer 4

Because if we were split apart it would make the both of us weaker.