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.
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the union blockade of southern shipping is located on the east coast of America
Yes, throughout the entire Civil War.
To stop them importing war supplies in exchange for their plentiful cotton.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for war supplies.
It allowed the Union and enabled them to control the river systems and to blockade the entire southern coastline.