2007-07-04 05:06:51 · 10 answers · asked by pheromonefudge 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The North West, Manchester in particular supported the North in the US civil war. The book,"King Cotton" tells the story of this. Even though Manchester needed the cotton which the US south controlled, and suffered terrible poverty during this time,the support never wavered. Because of this support, Abraham Lincoln gave a statue of himself to the people of Manchester.This statue is in Platt Fields park, Manchester. The South of England only, supported the US South.
2007-07-04 05:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by michael e 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The issue of slavery was only made a major historical consequence of the Civil War in the last few years; The British government at the time of the Civil war was campaigning for the complete abolishment of slavery. They sided with the Confederates because it was politically and economically better for the country; The North had close economic ties with other European powers, Mostly France whilst the south, with its great supply of raw cotton was able to provide the raw material for the massive English cotton cloth industry: Ironically a big buyer of cotton cloth was the Union Army!!!!
2016-05-18 00:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes. For the same reason why anything happens. Money. The Union had been posing a tariff on the south for many years. This was costly not only to the south but also to England. The English knew if the south won they would be helping out their economy. They also knew that ending slavery (though it was a great thing) would be costly. This infrastructure change would cost a lot of money to instate. So they sent aid as an investment. But, it fell on the Anaconda Plan. The name of the north's blockade
2007-07-04 05:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by Double c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
The British Government sent an 'adviser' to the Army of the South, during the Civil War, who was attached to the Generals Staff of Robert E. Lee, But he soon left, especially after the Battle of Gettysburg, which the South lost to the Yankee forces.
2007-07-04 13:52:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain supported the South during the American civil war, all the crooks, drug dealers, cotton factory owners, church leaders, politicians, slave dealers the same people who are in power nowadays supported the right wing lunatics in the South and they continue to support the right wing extremists nowadays, look at the streets in any city and you will see most of them named after these supporters of oppression and crime.
2007-07-04 08:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, England sent observers, and so did France.
Officially, both England and France were neutral, and support for the South came from individuals and not the government.
2007-07-04 05:47:38 · answer #6 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, England for one supported the south.
2007-07-04 05:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by John T 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the most notable being Colonel Freemantle of His Majesty's Coldstream Guards, among others in the rebel army.
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2007-07-04 19:35:16 · answer #8 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
England aided the Confederates. But their aid was very limited after the Union blockaded the south. They sent weapons and military observers, they depended on Southern US cotton and didn't like the Union so much.
2007-07-04 05:13:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes they did.
2007-07-04 05:09:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋