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It was built to shorten the distance that ships had to travel to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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The Supreme Court was given the power to settle disputes between different states in Article III.
Overseas, the British and French empires could have recognized the Confederate states as a country. This would have helped them tremendously, as they could have been part of world organizations and meetings to make decisions. Also, they could have set up more trading stations for merchants to sell off items to gain resources. However, Europe didn't recognize them as a country, so it was much more difficult for these states to gain resources.
