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<p>This essay describes the efforts of the Confederate States of America to convince Great Britain to support its secession from the United States. Although the South's leaders were confident that Britain's need for cotton would lead it to become an ally, numerous factors—including the British public's aversion to slavery—contributed to the country remaining neutral.</p>
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This essay describes the efforts of the Confederate States of America to convince Great Britain to support its secession from the United States. Although the South's leaders were confident that Britain's need for cotton would lead it to become an ally, numerous factors—including the British public's aversion to slavery—contributed to the country remaining neutral.

Great Britain and the Confederacy

Director of the Legal Information Center, and Professor of Law

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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This essay describes the efforts of the Confederate States of America to convince Great Britain to support its secession from the United States. Although the...

Great Britain and the Confederacy

Publié en ligne: 07 sept. 2023

Pages: 357 - 376

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0028

Mots clés
Confederate States of America, Cotton, France, Great Britain, Key West, International Arbitration, International Diplomacy, International Law, Privateering, Prize Law, Slavery, U.S. Civil War, Union Blockade

© 2023 Michael J. Slinger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Great Britain and the Confederacy

Publié en ligne: 07 sept. 2023

Pages: 357 - 376

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0028

Mots clésConfederate States of America, Cotton, France, Great Britain, Key West, International Arbitration, International Diplomacy, International Law, Privateering, Prize Law, Slavery, U.S. Civil War, Union Blockade

© 2023 Michael J. Slinger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Confederate States of America, Cotton, France, Great Britain, Key West, International Arbitration, International Diplomacy, International Law, Privateering, Prize Law, Slavery, U.S. Civil War, Union Blockade