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It prevented the South from selling its cotton to Europe; specially Great Britain.

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How did the northern blockade of the south end?

The South surrendered.


What is the northern 3 part plan to defeat the south during the civil war?

Seal the border Blockade the coast. Finally drive down the Mississippi and destroy the starved and weakened armies.


Why did the North wanted to blockade the South?

As the US Civil War began, President Lincoln ordered a blockade on all Southern ports. Lincoln believed that this would bring closer the end of the war. The blockade was impressive but not perfect. The blockade did capture many merchant ships with supplies for the Confederacy, but many more were able to avoid Union capture.Night time vision was not there, and even in daylight, Northern ships had a good degree of difficulty communicating with each other. Many things broke through the Northern blockade, one example is that General US Grant had confiscated 66,000 British rifles after Vicksburg surrendered that came through the Mississippi River.


How did some goods slip through the blockade to reach the south?

southern blockade-runners- fast ships that outran the federal ships- often slipped through the blockade.


What was the impact of American Civil War on the cotton supply?

The Northern blockade was the biggest factor, preventing the South from exchanging its cotton for the war supplies it needed. At the beginning, the South decided to withhold cotton from the world market, to encourage other countries to intervene on behalf of the Confederates and break the blockade. This turned out a blunder, as there was a glut of cotton on the market just then, so no country really felt the pressure, and by the time they changed their policy, the blockade had become highly effective.

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How did the northern blockade of the south end?

The South surrendered.


The South developed ironclad technology to?

Weaken the Northern Border~APEX


What did The south developed the ironclad technology to do?

Weaken the Northern blockade.


What was damaged during the civil war that had to be reconstructed?

Telegraph lines in the South. Or the northern blockade meant the South could not sell its cotton. :P


What did the most damage to the southern economy during civil war?

The Northern blockade meant the South could not sell its cotton.


What did the most damage the southern economy during the civil war?

The Northern blockade meant the South could not sell its cotton.


What is the best example of a negative affect that the war had on the southern economy?

the northern blockade severely affected the south's ability to export its cotton


Why was the Confederacy vulnerable to a blockade from the North?

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.


What did the north plan to stop ships coming to aid the South?

A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade


Which side suffered bacause of the blockade?

South


Why was south vulnerable to a blockade by north?

Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.


Why was south vulnerable to a blockade by the north?

Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.