History True/false question???

Question

Some confederate officials believed that France and Britain would aid the South in the Civil war because they were dependent on southern cotton.


True or false?

Answer 1

True ... they believed it, but that doesn't mean Britain and France were going to do it. When the North made the Civil War a question of slavery both Britain and France wanted nothing to do with the South (contrary to popular belief the Civil War was not originally a question of abolishing slavery ... that came about much later in the war). And Britain was not interested in maintaining trade with the South over cotton, by the 1850's India (a British possession) was producing more cotton than the South. They were more interested in supporting the South because it would make the United States weaker, and possibly lead to their reunification with the British Empire (a completely idiotic idea if you ask me).

Answer 2

Yes, some of the confederate officials believed so.

Answer 3

This is true.
Once they determined the north would win the war, they declined to help the south.

Answer 4

True