During the Civil War,Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

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The Trent affair involved the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship, which nearly provoked Britain into war with the United States. Charles Francis Adams was actually a competent ambassador and worked to prevent war. British merchant ships evading the Union naval blockade and British working class support for the South both contributed to tensions, but were not as significant as the Trent affair. Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a separate issue and did not directly provoke conflict with Britain.

During the Civil War,Britain and the United States Were Nearly