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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi
This is an important and easily forgotten point. The CSA made overtures to receptive representatives in Paris and London for support in the war against the North. Both European governments diplomatically told the South slavery would have to be abolished eventually.
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All good points, the clock was ticking for sure. And Europe was certainly leading the way.
But, I don't know what 'eventually' means. And I'm not convinced any progress in mechanization would have been enough economic encouragement to have slaveholders forego the institution without the North's intervention.