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The Politics of War: Britain's Neutrality and the American Civil War's Key Dilemmas

This chapter explores Britain's neutrality during the American Civil War, emphasizing motives behind British support for the Confederacy, particularly regarding cotton imports from Egypt and India. It delves into the Trent Affair involving James Mason and John Slidell, analyzing Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its profound effects on freedom and morale. Key political dilemmas faced by both the North and South are examined, including issues of conscription, disloyalty, and the suspension of habeas corpus, highlighting the complexities and conflicts of the wartime political landscape.

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The Politics of War: Britain's Neutrality and the American Civil War's Key Dilemmas

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  1. Chapter 11 Sec. 2: The Politics of War

  2. Why did Britain remain neutral? • Cotton (new Sources) Egypt and India • Trent Affair: 1861 James Mason and John Slidell (Conf)

  3. What were Lincoln’s motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and what were the documents effects? • All men could be free (Not by federal gov’t) • Army could authorize emancipation of slaves • Jan. 1st 1863 • Symbolic importance • South knew losing the war would destroy the Confederacy

  4. Name some political dilemmas facing the North and South. North South • Habeas corpus • Disloyalty • Copperheads • Conscription: 20-45 • Hire subs ($300) • 92% of 2 million were volunteers • 180,000 African-Am • Drat Riots (NY: 1863) • Also suspended habeas corpus (1862) • Conscription: draft • 18-35 • 1864: 17-50 • Exempt (people with 20 or more slaves)

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