In order to prevent the South from importing provisions or supplies from other countries, or from other states.
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.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
Yes, it was one of the first strategies adopted by Lincoln.
At the start of the war, the Union planned to blockade the southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond, Virginia.
In order to prevent the South from importing provisions or supplies from other countries, or from other states.
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.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
So that the Confederacy could not export its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
enforcing a navel blockade
no, that was the north's strategy
The South, unlike the North, wasn't very industrialized and relied primarily on agriculture. As the war dragged on, they struggled to get supplies and other weaponry that they couldn't make themselves. They tried to import goods from Europe, and the Union used political measures and a blockade to keep the South weak. So in general, the North used the blockade to starve the South of valuable goods. Combined with the other Union strategy which included burning everything in the army's path (including valuable fields), the effect was quite devastating.
The Naval blockade of Southern ports.
Yes, it was one of the first strategies adopted by Lincoln.
At the start of the war, the Union planned to blockade the southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond, Virginia.
The South had a less-developed manufacturing and industrial base than the North, so it needed a source of goods such as metals, cloth, and armaments once it could no longer obtain these from Northern factories. The South was hoping to export cotton in exchange for war supplies from other countries, or from other states. By reducing its ability to export cotton and import war materials, the North eventually crippled the Southern war effort.
The North used a strategy called the "Anaconda Plan". The plan was to set up a naval blockade along the eastern coast. The goal was to to block imports to the South and to strangle the South's economy. Hence, the name anaconda.