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To stop aid from Europe.
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Why did the Union blockade the Southern?
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.
Did the confederates control the sea?
No, they were isolated by the US Navy blockade.
Which side needed blockade running?
The Confederates needed blockade-runners to bring in much-needed war supplies.
Why was it important for the union to blockade confederate states?
To stop aid from Europe.
Did the French help the Confederates?
The French and the British did trade with the confederates, but little of that got through because of the Union blockade. The French were officially neutral but recognised the confederates as a "belligerent".
In the US Civil War what did the North use to limit the South's trade?
Blockades on Southern ports were set up in the Anaconda Plan. This plan was to use naval vessels to block all ports within the Confederates States. If they could not get their cotton out to market then they could not bring in any supplies.
What did the Southern Confederates build in order to break the Union's naval blockade of the South?
World's first submarine
Who were the confederates?
The Confederates were the Southern soldiers of the Confederate States in Colonial America.
Where the confederates in the Civil War?
The Confederates were the Southern states in the Civil War.
How did the confederates try to break the union blockade?
With the iron plated ship "the Virginia" that could easily withstand Union cannon fire.
What problem did the blockade runner help solve in the civil war?
The Confederates' chronic shortage of supplies, as they had so little manufacturing capacity.
Was the 2 weaknesses of Confederates during the civil war?
Having to recruit from a much smaller population. Success of the Union naval blockade.
