they hoped to achieve and gain the power of an alliance AGAINST the french
To add strength to their army by shutting off any American ports.
they hoped to achieve and gain the power of an alliance AGAINST the french
is a blockade
During most of WW1, the US remained a neutral nation. It tried to trade with both Great Britain and Germany, but Britain didn't allow the US to trade with Germany, so it set up a blockade.
Blockade
TO blockade southern ports
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.
they hoped to achieve and gain the power of an alliance AGAINST the french
they hoped to achieve and gain the power of an alliance AGAINST the french
The blockade of British ports was part of the Continental System put in place by Napoleon in retaliation for the British naval blockade of the coastlines in France. The result of the blockade of British ports was not severe or long-lasting. It hurt Britain to a small degree, but not as much as Napoleon hoped.
is a blockade
During most of WW1, the US remained a neutral nation. It tried to trade with both Great Britain and Germany, but Britain didn't allow the US to trade with Germany, so it set up a blockade.
Despite the Union blockade of most Southern ports, it was not a complete blockade. Thus some quantities of cotton were able to be shipped over to Great Britain during the war.
By organising a system of blockade-runners. (See 'Gone with the Wind'.)
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.
Blockade
Blockade
blockade
To blockade the Southern ports.