The South, unlike the North, wasn't very industrialized and relied primarily on agriculture. As the war dragged on, they struggled to get supplies and other weaponry that they couldn't make themselves. They tried to import goods from Europe, and the Union used political measures and a blockade to keep the South weak. So in general, the North used the blockade to starve the South of valuable goods. Combined with the other Union strategy which included burning everything in the army's path (including valuable fields), the effect was quite devastating.
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Because the Union hoped that by creating a blockade on the ports, the South would be unable to trade, and their economy would be ruined.
In order to prevent the South from importing provisions or supplies from other countries, or from other states.
So that the Confederacy could not export its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
enforcing a navel blockade
no, that was the north's strategy
The Naval blockade of Southern ports.
Yes, it was one of the first strategies adopted by Lincoln.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
At the start of the war, the Union planned to blockade the southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond, Virginia.
The North used a strategy called the "Anaconda Plan". The plan was to set up a naval blockade along the eastern coast. The goal was to to block imports to the South and to strangle the South's economy. Hence, the name anaconda.
The overall naval strategy of the Union in the US Civil War was to blockade Confederate ports. This would prevent supplies needed to fight the war from entering Southern ports. The blockade also tried to prevent ships laden with cotton bales to reach foreign destinations such as England. The British textile industry had been accustomed to receiving most of their cotton from the Southern US states. The Union's blockade Board coordinated these efforts with good results.