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They didn't want to be involved with a losing side. If the south won some strategic battles, which indicated that they might win the war, Britain might have helped. France did the same thing during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1983); American's won an important victory, and it appeared the American's might win the war, consequently, France joined the Americans against Britain.
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There was some brief support for the South when a Northern navy ship boarded an English postal ship and arrested (or kidnapped) two Southern ambassadors who were going to Europe to try and get help from England and France. Since at the time slavery was actually permitted in both North and South in some places, the North did not necessarily have the moral high ground in England's eyes although it did have far less slavery than the South. The issue of the boarding the Postal ship tainted the North for a short time, but the North eventually let the ambassadors go in a way that left both the North and England with their dignity. The ambassadors had no luck getting support from England or France, and the Emancipation Proclamation which freed any remaining slaves gave the North the moral high ground. Since the South did not follow suit and free their own slaves, England and France could not justify helping them. Note that England and France had both taken part in slavery themselves in the past, by this time they had ended slavery and no longer wanted to be associated with it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoFrance did not get involved in the war B/C they saw this as Americas problem not theirs. Britain did get involved, aiding the south hopping they would win so they could reconquer weakened America.
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∙ 13y agoThey were more sympathetic to the South.
They saw the USA as an economic rival and were quite pleased to see it divided. In 1862, they came close to giving the Confederacy the iinternational recognition it wanted.
But after the Emancipation Proclamation, Britain could not support the South without looking pro-slavery.
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∙ 11y agoThe Confederacy was never able to establish itself as a separate nation instead of a rebelling faction. After the publication of the Emancipation Proclamation, the North claimed the moral initiative. Both France and Britain had already outlawed slavery and could not condone it without publicly acknowledging their hypocrisy.
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∙ 11y agoBecause Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation. After that, they couldn't have aided the Confederacy without looking pro-slavery.
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Why was the Civil War necessary?
The civil war was necessary because it help sort out the trouble between the north and the south. No it was not JUST about slavery.
Was the war of 1812 part of the Civil War?
No. The war of 1812 was between the United States and England. The Civil War was between the North and South of the United States. It occurred between 1861-1865.
What resource did North have in Civil War that South didn't?
freed slaves willing to help fight the south
What historical significance did Robert E. Lee have in the Civil war?
He was one of the main Generals the South had during the Civil War. Many people said that the South would not have lasted nearly as long as it did in the war without the help of Robert E Lee.
What did the south do to start the Civil War?
The official start of the Civil War was when the South fired on Fort Sumter NC.
Did England help the south in the civil war?
I don't believe England helped the South during the Civil War.
The South was fighting a defensive war but hoped to receive help from?
During the Civil War, the south hoped to ally themselves with France and England.
In the civil war which side tried to get England and France to join them?
the south
Where did the south think they could get weapons from during the civil war?
from England
What countries was the confederacy depending on for help in the Civil War?
England
Did England join the North or South?
It did not directly involve itself in the US Civil War.
What types of things did the freedman's bureau do in the south after the civil war?
What the freedman's bureau do in the south after the civil war was to help everyone with medical issue and learning issues.
Who did the south want help from during the civil war?
It sought help from France but did not receive it.
How did england view the american civil war?
Officially, England remained neutral during the American Civil War. The general public in England tended to support the Union, while the elites of the country tended to support the South.
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.
Why was the Civil War necessary?
The civil war was necessary because it help sort out the trouble between the north and the south. No it was not JUST about slavery.
What was Lincoln's famous proclamaton?
* The proclamation emansepating slavery! Loncolns ruse, to keep France, and England from joining the South; in the civil war. But for that proclomation; the South would have most probably won the civil war, with France, and England as their allies. * It was a piece of propoganda; that effectivly kept both France, and England out of direct participation in the war!
