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The Trent Affair:





William H. Seward's Crowning Achievement 





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  • Background
  • The Trent Episode
    • Key Figure Bios >
      • Captain Charles Wilkes
      • James Mason and John Slidell
      • WIlliam Henry Seward
      • President Abraham Lincoln
      • Lord John Palmerston
      • Lord Lyons
      • Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
      • Lord John Russell
  • Student Exercise
    • Abraham Lincoln Role
    • William Henry Seward Role
    • Palmerston Role
    • Russell Role
  • Significance
This site is about the events that transpired in 1861 between the United States and Britain. The events became known as the Trent Affair.

Picture
The "San Jacinto" Stopping the "Trent"
​This Photo by ​Edward Sylvester Ellis is licensed under CC BY-SA
This website was created by Aidan V. Huntington for the final project of the Diplomatic History of the United States course at Dickinson College, taught by Professor Pinsker (Fall, 2020).
Source(The "San Jacinto" Stopping the "Trent"): Ellis, Edward Sylvester. The Youth's History of the United States, Etc. 1887. Web.
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  • Home
  • Background
  • The Trent Episode
    • Key Figure Bios >
      • Captain Charles Wilkes
      • James Mason and John Slidell
      • WIlliam Henry Seward
      • President Abraham Lincoln
      • Lord John Palmerston
      • Lord Lyons
      • Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
      • Lord John Russell
  • Student Exercise
    • Abraham Lincoln Role
    • William Henry Seward Role
    • Palmerston Role
    • Russell Role
  • Significance