Why did the south believe great britain and france might the south’s war efforts?

At the time the Brits where dependent on Southern Cotton imports for their cotton needs and so the South thought they could sort of blackmail the British into helping them in the Civil war. Little did the South know that the British where finding other sources within their own empire so that they didn't need to be so dependent on Southern Cotton.

Explanation:

- "a new era of american politics began with jackson's election in 1828, but it also completed a grand social experiment begun by the american revolution. nevertheless, jacksonian democracy represented a provocative blending of the best and worst qualities of american society."

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