Question

In the course of the Civil War, the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy. the English government consistently supported the Confederacy. the French government formally recognized the Confederacy. English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union. popular support for the Union was strong in England.

Answer 1

Answer:

popular support for the Union was strong in England.

Explanation:

Britain took a neutral stand during the civil war in the United States of America. Although a small British private interest supported Confederacy by supplying ammunition in exchange for cotton. But overall conditions signifies that Britain actually supported the Union efforts. The trade with Confederate states was declined by 90 percent. The hopes of British intervention by the Confederate remained a mere hope as Britain never recognized it as a nation nor it signed any treaty with it. Moreover, the British interest of trade was better supported by Unionism than by dividing it and the stakes for intervention were high.