Because the Union hoped that by creating a blockade on the ports, the South would be unable to trade, and their economy would be ruined.
The South challenged the blockade of its ports during the Civil War primarily through the use of small, fast vessels known as blockade runners, which were designed to evade Union naval forces. These ships would slip past the blockades at night or in poor weather to deliver goods and supplies from foreign ports, particularly in the Caribbean and Europe. Additionally, the Confederacy sought to construct ironclad warships and utilized coastal defenses to strengthen their maritime capabilities against Union forces. Despite these efforts, the blockade significantly hampered Southern trade and access to resources.
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
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Abraham Lincoln.
By organising a system of blockade-runners. (See 'Gone with the Wind'.)
Because the Union hoped that by creating a blockade on the ports, the South would be unable to trade, and their economy would be ruined.
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
With a 3,500 mile coastline
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The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The original Anaconda Plan did call for, in part, a blockade of Confederate ports on its east and southern coasts. The blockade's effectiveness is disputed by historians. Much of the South's in and out shipping was able to run past the blockade by cover of night. Also, as the coastlines were huge, there could not be a total 100% blockade. It did, however, stop many ships from sailing into Southern ports.
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To prevent the South from exchanging its cotton for military material from abroad.
Abraham Lincoln.EG.
Abraham Lincoln.EG.