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What is called a forcible ouster from homeland?
Exile, banishment, population relocation.
The North did this to Southern ports during the Civil War?
Blockade
What were the war strategies used by the union?
TO blockade southern ports
Why is penang and bencoolen unsuitable ports for the british?
The spice trade route which is on the sea, is from china and the malay archipelago to the west. The ports in penang and bencoolen are unsuitable for that the ships will have to detour in order to get the spice there.
Why was one strategy that the Union had for defeating the south a naval blockade of 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.
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