Imagine that you are a high-powered leader in the British govemment at the beginning of the Civil War What is your opinion of the slave issue, and what level of support would you provide the
South?
OA) Knowing that the English Colonists bought the first slaves in 1619 at Jamestown, Virginia, you would back the South and their cause for slavery and provide weapons and supplies.
OB) You would show opposition to slavery by providing ships and supplies to transport slaves to Africa but would not get involved in the war
OC) You support slavery in the South because of Britain's reliance on raw cotton imports and supply weapons but not armies for their cause
D) You are opposed to slavery and encourage manufacturers to find suppliers of raw cotton in other countries. You back Britain's decision not to join the war
