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Confederate ships that broke through the North's line of defense were called?
D. Blockade Runners!
What was the Navy's primary duty during the Civil War?
Blockade the Confederate Coast
What was the Navys primary duty during the Civil War?
Blockade the confederate coast
The Union Navy enforced what to stop trade in Southern seaports?
A blockade NEW RESPONDENT The blockade and the hunting of the Confederate cruisers attacking the Union merchant ships.
WHERE January 1865 DID the last Confederate port open to blockade-runners fell?
Most records cite the fall of Wilmington, North Carolina on February 22, 1865. This was the last blockade running port of the South.
How might the situation have influenced the outcome of the Civil War if there had been no blockade of the confederate coastline?
The blockade essentially stopped the South's very lucrative overseas trade. The sale of cotton was a huge source of revenue to the South. Further it shut down the importation of arms, ammunition and other supplies sorely needed by the Southern effort.
The blockade of the Confederate coastline was most closely related to which of these themes with regard to how it affected the South?
economics
What did the most alarming confederate threat to the union blockade come from?
The most alarming confederate threat to the Union blockade was the ironclad Merrimack.
When did US President Lincoln order the blockade of all Confederate seaports?
Lincoln ordered the blockade of all Confederate seaports in April 1861.
Who was the confederate general at the union blockade?
Semmes.
How long was the coastline of the Confederate states that needed to be under the Union blockade?
The Union navy was given the task of blockading almost 3,000 miles of Confederate coastlines. Many ports were involved and the Union needed to build almost a new navy to cover the Southern ports.
What was the principle effect of the Confederate cruisers?
they weakened the blockade
How many confederate ships made it through the blockade in 1861?
5 out of 6 blockade runners were successful
Why did the British blockade the American coastline?
To hold cargo ship back to France
How did south challenge the blockade?
With a 3,500 mile coastline
Did confederate blockade runners use any firearms?
yes
Confederate ships that broke through the North's line of defense were called?
D. Blockade Runners!
