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Britain and France.
The British increasingly saw the USA as a fast-growing economic rival, and were not displeased to see it divided. Also, some of the older Tories still thought the American Revolution was a bit of cheek, and looked forward to a bit of 'trouble in Paradise'.
The French wanted influence in Mexico, and it would suit them if there was a new nation, pro-French, in between Mexico and the USA. (The French were taking their lead from the British - "We will, if you will".)
The Confederates had sent their representatives to London and Paris, to lobby for official recognition. And in the Summer of 1862, as Lee drove the Union army back across Virginia, the Confederacy was gaining credibility, and the British were close to recognising the Davis government.
A deeply worried Lincoln wanted to head them off by declaring the war to be a crusade against the evils of slavery (which it hadn't been), so that they could not intervene without looking pro-slavery themselves. But he could not do this while he was losing the war, or it would look like a desperate measure. Only after the unexpected Union victory at Antietam in September '62 was he able to do this, by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
So in the end, Britain and France had to stay out of it.
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What was the official name of the Southern nation when they seceded from the union?
The Confederacy or The Confederate States of America
What did the seceding states call the government they formed?
When the southern US States seceded from the United States of America in 1860, the government they formed was called the Confederate States of America
What was the CSA?
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
When did Confederate States of America end?
Confederate States of America ended in 1865.
In 1861 delegates from the seceding states met to form a new nation called?
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states formed a separate nation called the Confederate States of America. This is a forerunner to the Civil War in which the Confederate States of America fought against the Union of States.
What is Confederate States of America's motto?
The motto of Confederate States of America is 'Under God, our Vindicator'.
Abbreviation for confederate states of America?
CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America. It also is applied to the Confederate States Army.
New country formed by the southern states after the election of 1860?
The Confederate States of America was the name.
Who fought in the battle of fort Sumter?
The United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
Which city was chosen to be the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
What were the confederate states called during the civil war?
Confederate States of America
