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It destroyed Confederate hope for negotiated peace.
Abraham Lincoln created a naval blockade to prevent the south from being able to take part in trading activities. This was an attempt by the president to bring about a peaceful end to the Civil War. The south challenged the blockade by building torpedo boats to attack the naval ships involved in the blockade.
The state of South Carolina seceded from the USA, followed by six others before Lincoln's inauguration.
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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.
Lincoln's plan was more focused on helping the South rebuild than on punishing it.
Abraham Lincolns reputation was an honest man though the south succeeded from the union because of his election to form the Confederate states of America
It was slowed down by the counterproductive goals of the new Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson who was a distinguished racist and supporter of the South.
Abraham Lincoln's picture appears on the US one cent piece (penny). His picture also appears on the US $5 bill. His likeness is also carved on the Mount Rushmore Monument in South Dakota.
The South surrendered.