The blockade efforts of the Union were successful as possible. This was because naval operations at the time did not have modern tools such as radar. A good number of trading ships eluded Union blockades. It greatly diminished Southern trade but it could not shut it down completely. This was no surprise to the Union navy.
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.
Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.
the naval blockade of the South
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
The Union Plan to blockade the South and to deny it access to world commerce.
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A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade
The Union's blockade of Southern ports was successful to a point, but it was porous. On June 10, 1861 just below New Orleans, the CSS Sumter under the command of Captain Raphael Semmes, ran the Union blockade and began his career as a raider of Union cargo ships.
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.
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.
During the first nine months of the US Civil War, the Union's blockade of Southern ports was not successful. In the year ending in 1861, nine out of ten ships eluded the Union's efforts. One reason was that the Northern navy simply needed more ships. Union shipyards were busy trying to fix that problem. Union shipyards had the great advantage of being geographically safe from harm. The Rebel army was just too far away.
Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.
Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.
they wanted to go and do stuff
the naval blockade of the South
skyrocketing food prices in the south
Union blockade happened in 1861.