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Trent Affair Union

warships stopped a British ship, the Trent, which was taking two confederate officers to England. This took place in 1861 off of the coast of Cuba. This showed the Americans impressing people now, nearly caused a war with Britain. This shows the separation between North and South at the time.

Subject: 
US History [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 22 - The Furnace of Civil War [2]

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