https://padlet.com/michael_auth/66fzbca5tf3o What role did Britain play in the Civil War? en-us 2018-01-02 12:11:17 UTC 2018-01-02 14:45:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/michael_auth/66fzbca5tf3o/wish/218323783 -Unofficially gave the south assistance in the form of building ships (this didn’t last, the union found out and britain just added the ships to their navy)
-Britain, initially, was interested in officially aiding the confederacy due to their economic reliance on southern cotton
-The british allowed confederate vessels to attack Union merchant ships off their coast


]]> 2018-01-02 14:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_auth/66fzbca5tf3o/wish/218323783 https://padlet.com/michael_auth/66fzbca5tf3o/wish/218324328 Great Britain remained neutral for the most part and was extremely cautious heading into the war. Although after the emancipation proclamation, Great Britain became more involved and Lincoln encouraged Britain to not side with the south.]]> 2018-01-02 14:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_auth/66fzbca5tf3o/wish/218324328