The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The blockade stopped the south from importing and exporting goods to other areas.
The Naval blockade
The Union (north of the United States) was in war with the Confederates (south of the United States. The Union tried to starve the south out by making a blockade. The way the south stopped it was by putting iron on its ships and shooting cannons at the other ships.
The Naval blockade of Southern ports.
blockade
The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.
Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.
During the US Civil War, the South had virtually no navy. This prevented them from actively battling with Union ships that were sent to blockade important Southern ports. Instead, they used mines, artillery fortifications and small scale raiding vessels to impede the Northern blockade.
A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade
the north was totally invaded by the south and the north totally invaded the south. the north was going to blockade the south and then invade it. The south was going to ware down the north and then invade it
194 Ships in the blockade fleet.
The blockade stopped the south from importing and exporting goods to other areas.
North to blockade ports south to engage enemy on its on land i.e. Washington . The North was successful. The South was only able to make it to Gettysburg, PA
At the beginning, the South was totally confident that it would be a short, glorious war, and the blockade would soon be lifted.
Because the North had all the manufacturing industry. The South only had cotton, which it couldn't export because of the Union blockade.
The Naval blockade