2.1 - 4) Impact of Foreign influences

Question 1

What were the reasons Palmerston abstained from the war?

Answer 1

• might’ve resulted in Canada loss
• loss of investments and markets
• public supported the Union against slavery

Question 2

What would be a recognition of CSA as independent by Britain

Answer 2

Declaration of war against US

Question 3

British’s compromise position in recognition of CSA was

Answer 3

that CSA was recognized as belligerent

Question 4

belligerent status

Answer 4

recognized legally as waging a war. Under international law they had rights to contract loans and purchase arms

Question 5

Trent affair

Answer 5

CSA commissioners to Britain and France left from Cuba when the ship Trent was stopped by captain Wilkes, removing commissioners - James Madison and John Slidell.
Palmerston demanded that commissioners should be released and US apologizes
Lincoln in response admitted that WIlkes committed an illegal act

Question 6

French Policy

Answer 6

For Napoleon, cotton was important but France was afraid to support without Britain. As well as cotton, Napoleon wanted Mexico and thought splintered US would benefit him

Question 7

Possible intervention

Answer 7

After lee’s win at second Manassas, Britain and France seriously thought about mediating the conflict, however failure of Lee’s Maryland invasion held Palmerston back

Question 8

CSA’s British imports

Answer 8

60% of small arms, 30% lead, 75% of saltpeter by blockade-runners

Question 9

Commence raiders

Answer 9

Confederate warships attacking union merchant ships

Question 10

Purchase of commence raiders by South

Answer 10

Commence raiders were not legal to be sold to belligerent states but CSA bought them unarmed and added weapons elsewhere.
The Alabama took 64 ships before finally being sunk