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Because it made sure that the south could not sell or recieve goods. It ruined their economy.
they wanted to go and do stuff
Rapidly rising food prices across the South.
Rapidly rising food prices across the South.
It was a continuous large-scale patrolling operation to prevent the South from importing war material.
It would prevent them from exporting their plentiful cotton in exchange for war supplies.
Stopped them exporting their plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies from abroad.
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
During the first nine months of the US Civil War, the Union's blockade of Southern ports was not successful. In the year ending in 1861, nine out of ten ships eluded the Union's efforts. One reason was that the Northern navy simply needed more ships. Union shipyards were busy trying to fix that problem. Union shipyards had the great advantage of being geographically safe from harm. The Rebel army was just too far away.
The South surrendered.
The blockade efforts of the Union were successful as possible. This was because naval operations at the time did not have modern tools such as radar. A good number of trading ships eluded Union blockades. It greatly diminished Southern trade but it could not shut it down completely. This was no surprise to the Union navy.
A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade