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Civil War Diplomacy: Cotton Diplomacy

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Read about the Confederacy's attempt to manipulate the supply of cotton to England in an attempt to gain England's support of its war effort. Written by Kinley Brauer, noted historian.

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civil war
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cotton diplomacy, cotton exports, british alliance with confederacy, british support of the confederacy, british textile industry, confederate states of america, trent affair, beginning of the civil war, economy of confederate states of america
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)