False as far as i know
France and England have a history of fighting each other. this question depends on the time period, if your talking 18th century and back, i doubt the answer is true.
Cotton became highly profitable and everyone who handled it from farmers to exporters made good profit this affect the southern states because the more the cotton the more the slavery
The answer would be ORVAL FAUBUS if you are on apex
"for cutting off our trade with all parts of the world"
Trade focused on generating income for the crown only
