TIL Lincoln repeatedly warned that British recognition of the Confederacy was tantamount to a declaration of war. Knowing a war would cut off vital shipments of American food, wreak havoc on the British merchant fleet, and cause the immediate loss of Canada, Britain was unwilling to risk a conflict
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Submitted May 14, 2019 at 03:07PM by chercheur17 http://bit.ly/2Q6W6VF
Submitted May 14, 2019 at 03:07PM by chercheur17 http://bit.ly/2Q6W6VF
TIL Lincoln repeatedly warned that British recognition of the Confederacy was tantamount to a declaration of war. Knowing a war would cut off vital shipments of American food, wreak havoc on the British merchant fleet, and cause the immediate loss of Canada, Britain was unwilling to risk a conflict
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