Which of the following explains why Britain was reluctant to support the Confederacy?
A) Britain’s support of the international slave trade
B) Britain’s decline in the global textile industry
C) Britain’s dependence on cotton from the South
D) Britain’s commitment to the abolition of slavery
Answer: D
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