answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

With the iron plated ship "the Virginia" that could easily withstand Union cannon fire.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did the confederates try to break the union blockade?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is one reason why the british did not try to break the union blockade of the south during the civil war?

The British feared losing Union grain shipments.


One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that?

The Union was fighting to end slavery and the South was fighting to keep it's slaves. Britain outlawed slavery.


What was the weapon developed by Germany to try to break the British naval blockade of Germany was what?

The Germans used a AT-4


A newly developed weapon used effectively by Germany to try to break the British naval blockade of Germany was the .?

submarine


What newly developed weapon used effectively by Germany to try and break the British naval blockade of Germany was the?

aircraft carrier


What stopped the south from exporting goods durning the civil war?

Mostly the Union Naval blockade that was enforced on Southern ports. The South used ships called "blockade runners" to try to get past the blockade. These were mostly smaller, very streamlined, low-profile vessels which could move faster through the water than the larger standard navy ships of the Union Navy. This allowed them to outrun the Union ships. The blockade also prevented importing of goods from other countries


How did the Confederacy try to get around the Union blockade of Southern ports?

The Union blockade of major Southern ports was a method to cut off trade between the Confederacy and foreign countries. The South used torpedoes, fortifications around certain ports and privateers to circumvent Union warships blockading ports. It also had a small war fleet to attack Union ships.


How did Northern statisticians try to create a better picture of the Union's defeat at the first Battle of Bull Run?

After the defeat of the Union at the first Battle of Bull Run, statisticians tried to prove that the Union soldiers fought more effectively than the Confederates. This attempt fooled no one as the Confederates stayed on the battlefield while the Union forces made a rapid retreat. Also, the Union suffered more casualties than the South.


How do you use blockade in a sentence?

The pirate ships will often try to run through our blockade.


What was the goal of the Union blockade of Confederate ports and how did the Confederacy try to get around it?

During the American Civil War, the goal of the Union naval blockade of Southern ports was intended to starve the South of key material resources and war-making supplies. The Confederacy sought to get around the blockade by sending "blockade-runners" through the Union pickets at night or in rough weather or at other propitious times. They also attempted (unsuccessfully, on the whole) to reorganize their industry as more self-sufficient.


How did Stalin try to force the US out of Berlin?

He set up a blockade of Berlin.


Did the South try to get Britain to destroy the naval blockade?

Yes, they were pinning their hopes on it. But Lincoln skilfully headed them off, by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, turning the war into an official crusade against slavery, so free nations abroad could not aid the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.