Which of the Following Is Not One of the Reasons

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the Confederacy expected assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?

• A) The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South.
• B) A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere.
• C) Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton.
• D) The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860.
• E) There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union.

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