"King Cotton diplomacy" was intended to promote economic self-sufficiency in the South and force England to intervene on the side of the Confederacy.

King Cotton Diplomacy

The strategy used by the Confederate States during the American Civil War to encourage British and French support by leveraging their cotton supply.

Economic Self-sufficiency

The ability of an economy to produce all the goods and services it needs without importing them from other countries.

Confederacy

Commonly refers to the Confederate States of America, a coalition of 11 southern states that seceded from the United States from 1860-1865 during the American Civil War.