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WHY WAS the union blockade of Georgia important during the war?
Because Savannah was one of the blockade-runners' favourite ports.
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.
Union leaders wanted to gain control of Galveston because it?
It had a busy seaport NEW RESPONDENT To prevent blockade runners to call it.
What was the reaction to the creation of the naval blockade around the southern states?
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter -fabi The building of fast vessels capable of evading the patrols, and manned by skilful crews - both the vessels and their crews were called blockade-runners.
A shortage of what would have devasting consequences for the south during the civil war?
Any imported goods, as the blockade-runners' ports were increasingly closed down.
When was The Blockade Runners created?
The Blockade Runners was created in 1865.
What were fast ships that dodged Union warships?
They were actually called blockade runners.
Confederate ships that broke through the North's line of defense were called?
D. Blockade Runners!
What were the ships that slipped through the union blockade called?
They were called Blockade Runners.
Where did the confederacy get most of their materials?
From the blockade-runners.
What would a blockade runners regiment be?
systematic
What were ships called that were built by the confederacy to break the union blockade?
They are called Blockade Runners
What were the items that brought blockade-runners the most profit?
Guns and food were the items that brought independent blockade runners the most profit. Blockade runners were also used by the military in the South during the Civil War. A blockade runner is a smaller ship that could reach high speeds on the open seas.
How many confederate ships made it through the blockade in 1861?
5 out of 6 blockade runners were successful
How did the south challenge the blockade of southern ports?
By organising a system of blockade-runners. (See 'Gone with the Wind'.)
Fast ships that dodged union warships?
blockade runners
Did confederate blockade runners use any firearms?
yes
