There's a fairly extensive historical debate over whether the English textile workers were on balance a more pro-Union (being anti-slavery) or pro-Confederate (being restive over idled factories) factor, But a significant number of workers took this stance.https://twitter.com/EnglishRadical/status/1189978616802816001 …
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but the Yankees didn't embargo Southern cotton and even continued to buy it throughout the war. The north preferred total war to economic sanctions.
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That was some CW history and perspective I didn't know. Thank you.
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You're welcome!
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