How Did the Trent Affair Almost Trigger a War Between

question 105

Multiple Choice

How did the Trent affair almost trigger a war between the United States and Great Britain?

• A) American frontiersmen crossed the Canadian border and attacked some settlers.
• B) A Union diplomat insulted the British monarch.
• C) The Union navy seized a ship carrying Confederate diplomats going to Great Britain and France.
• D) British shipyards built the Trent to serve in the Confederate navy as a commerce raider.
• E) None of these choices

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