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Assuming the American Civil War ends in about late 1862-mid 1863 with British mediation and recognition of the Confederacy, how is Britain affected? This scenario assumes no Emancipation Proclamation has been issued. Even without an EP, is it likely that the British people would accept Palmerston's government recognising a nation founded upon slavery? Granted, both the Union and Confederacy initially had emphasized the war was not over slavery, and many in Britain seem to have accepted this.
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