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The British feared losing Union grain shipments.
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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.
He set up a blockade of Berlin.
Yes, the Confederates tried to get support from Great Britain during the Civil War. However Great Britain stayed out of the war.