It represented a move toward free trade, and was opposed by protectionist elements in the United States, who joined with Americans angry at apparent British support for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, ended it in 1866.
It represented a move toward free trade. It was opposed by protectionist elements in the United States. It ended it in 1866. Protectionist elements in the United States joined with Americans angry at apparent British support for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.