Southerners thought that European nations would recognize and support the Confederacy because of the Europeans' desire to upset the global balance of power. wish to back the winning side. lack of economic ties to the North. dependence upon southern cotton.

dependence upon southern cotton.

Explanation:

The confederacy were majorly involved in the production of crop such as cotton which were used to make textile materials and European countries were majorly dependent on them for this item.

This made the Southerners during the war to think that European nations would recognize and support the Confederacy because of the Europeans' dependence on the cotton.