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-Confederate diplomatic strategy built on the hope that European nations starving for cotton would break the Union blockade and recognize the Confederacy. This strategy failed, as Europeans held stores of surplus cotton and developed new sources outside the South.
A)battle of Antietam
B)battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
C)battle of Gettysburg
D)battle of Shiloh
E)contraband of war
F)Emancipation Proclamation
G)Fort Sumter
H)King Cotton diplomacy
I)New York City draft riots
J)Sherman's March to the Sea
K)siege of Vicksburg
L)Union blockade

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This is the definition of King Cotton diplomacy, which was the Confederate strategy to use their cotton as leverage to gain recognition and support from European nations. However, this strategy failed due to the surplus of cotton in Europe and the development of cotton sources outside of the Confederacy.

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