The steps that Great Britain had taken towards the war reflected acknowledgement of the Confederacy even though announced they …show more content…
The St. Albany Raid struck fury in the eyes of the Americans as BNA was neutral in the war. The evidence behind the outcome of this raid showed that BNA was harboring Confederate sympathizers. The action BNA and Great Britain had taken in keeping the fugitives in Canada and trialing them there irritated the US. The outcome of the trial ignited a force of aggression towards BNA and Great Britain. Seward would not take this type of behavior from BNA and suspended the Rush-Bagot Treat, militarizing the Great Lakes to protect the union from further destruction of Confederate sympathizers. He also abrogated the Reciprocity Act to show that BNA made a terrible mistake in aiding the Confederacy. In their belief, “American leaders…made plain that they thought that British complicity on the wrong side in the war between the States justified additional …show more content…
The motherland, Great Britain, for years, was pushing for a union of the BNA colony to take care of their internal affairs. The Queen’s representative stated, “let it be thoroughly understood that this question of Confederation is one in which the Home Government is quite in earnest and considers that its wishes ought to have and will have great weight with the provinces.” Another push for Confederation was that British taxpayers were paying for the military defense in BNA and was becoming a horrible burden on them. It was during the Fenian Raids that Great Britain used as an example for BNA to protect itself from its neighbor to the