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During the American Civil War, Union ships occupied several bodies of water as part of the Union blockade. These included major ports and waterways along the Atlantic coast, such as the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and the coastline from North Carolina to Florida. Additionally, Union forces also blockaded ports along the Gulf of Mexico, including those in Texas, Louisiana, and the Mississippi River.
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 union blockade of southern shipping is located on the east coast of America
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Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico
They were called Blockade Runners.
They are called Blockade Runners
A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade
They were actually called blockade runners.
blockade runners
During the American Civil War, Union ships occupied several bodies of water as part of the Union blockade. These included major ports and waterways along the Atlantic coast, such as the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and the coastline from North Carolina to Florida. Additionally, Union forces also blockaded ports along the Gulf of Mexico, including those in Texas, Louisiana, and the Mississippi River.
A blockade NEW RESPONDENT The blockade and the hunting of the Confederate cruisers attacking the Union merchant ships.
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.
Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico
The Union used ships to enforce a blockade on the ports of the south, so that they could not import war goods or export cash crops like cotton and tobacco. The Union also used ships to transport troops and as gunboats to bombard enemy cities and forts. Ships were very important to bring supplies to armies far from home. The most famous ships of the south were the blockade runners, small fast ships meant to take a few tons of cargo and sneak past the Union blockade.
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