J.C's objective D.

D. The South wanting to secure its independence relied not only on their soldiers but on its diplomats. Confederates expected that cotton would prove to be “king” and hoped to induce either France or Britain to help the South Directly in the war effort. The British industrialists not only depended on Southern cotton for textile mills , but were glad to help breakup the American Democratic experiment. For the North it was crucial to prevent the Confederacy from gaining the foreign support it desired and needed.