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How did some goods slip through the blockade to reach the south?
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southern blockade-runners- fast ships that outran the federal ships- often slipped through the blockade.
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How did the blockade during the the civil war help the north?
The blockade stopped the south from importing and exporting goods to other areas.
What did the north put on the south that blocked all their supply of manufactured goods in block of overseas sell of cotton?
blockade
A shortage of what would have devasting consequences for the south during the civil war?
Any imported goods, as the blockade-runners' ports were increasingly closed down.
How did the northern blockade of the south end?
The South surrendered.
What did the south lack that hurt them in the coming Civil War?
War supplies from abroad. The Union naval blockade prevented them from exporting their cotton in exchange for the goods they badly needed.
What was Lincoln's blockade?
It was aimed at stopping the South from importing the goods it needed. Those who tried to slip through were called 'Blockade runners' - like Rhett Butler in 'Gone with the Wind'
How did the blockade during the the civil war help the north?
The blockade stopped the south from importing and exporting goods to other areas.
What stopped the south from exporting goods durning the civil war?
Mostly the Union Naval blockade that was enforced on Southern ports. The South used ships called "blockade runners" to try to get past the blockade. These were mostly smaller, very streamlined, low-profile vessels which could move faster through the water than the larger standard navy ships of the Union Navy. This allowed them to outrun the Union ships. The blockade also prevented importing of goods from other countries
How did the south attempt to avoid the naval blockade?
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
What did the south use to smuggle goods past the blockade usually under the cover of night?
Blockade runners. You are doing guided reading activity 11-2
Why was the unions naval blockade of the south successful?
Because it made sure that the south could not sell or recieve goods. It ruined their economy.
What did the north put on the south that blocked all their supply of manufactured goods in block of overseas sell of cotton?
blockade
Why did the Union navy establish a blockade of the south coastline at the beginning of the war?
They established a blockade to keep the south from trading with other countries in an attempt to starve the south. It worked fairly well, however, the blockade ships were thinly lining the coast, so blockade runners still smuggled in guns shoes and other goods, and still exported cotton, but not nearly as much as before.
How was blockade used in the civil war?
The blockade was used by the Union Soldiers to blockade southern ports so that they could not import or export goods.
What happened during the Union Blockade of Georgia's coast?
Prices of goods in the South skyrocketed and some people became Millionaires due to selling goods in inflated prices.
How did the south challange the blockade of the north?
They use Blockade Runners to go and get supplies, They use small, fast vessels to get by the big war ships. Some southern blockade runners also took the overland route, through Texas and on to Mexican ports, which were not subject to the blockade. However, after the Battle of Vicksburg, the Union controlled the entirety of the Mississippi River, cutting off the flow of goods into Texas from the rest of the Confederacy.
What were the items that brought blockade-runners the most profit?
Guns and food were the items that brought independent blockade runners the most profit. Blockade runners were also used by the military in the South during the Civil War. A blockade runner is a smaller ship that could reach high speeds on the open seas.
