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What was the goal of the Union blockade of Confederate ports and how did the Confederacy try to get around it?
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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.
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∙ 12y agobecause the north the had control over the south's trade route so the south tried go around them
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What were ships called that were built by the confederacy to break the union blockade?
They are called Blockade Runners
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.
The states that seceded from the union were called?
The Confederate States of America.
Was Jefferson Davis union or confederacy?
Confederate... hence the flag and its controversies http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War read up and educate yourself.
Is the union the north or south?
The North is referred to as the Union or United States. The South was the Confederacy or Confederate States.
What was the effect of the naval blockade of the Confederacy by the Union?
Serious shortage of war supplies of every kind on the Confederate side, and repeated efforts to recruit foreign allies to break the blockade.
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.
Who was the confederate general at the union blockade?
Semmes.
What were ships called that were built by the confederacy to break the union blockade?
They are called Blockade Runners
Was Alabama Union or Confederate or was the state divided?
It was confederacy
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.
What was the name of the Union strategy in which the Union wanted to blockade the Confederate?
The fish hook
The Union seriously hampered the Confederate war effort?
The Union naval blockade seriously hampered the Confederate war effort
What was the Union's strategy in the war at sea?
To blockade the Confederate Ports, intercepting the blockade runners and hunt down the Confederate cruisers, which were trying to capture or sink the Union merchant ships, throughout the seas.
The naval blockade of the Confederacy by the Union led to?
skyrocketing food prices in the south
Why was it important for the union to blockade confederate states?
To stop aid from Europe.
What was one of the initial strategies of the Confederacy to hamper the Union blockade?
The Confederate Secretary of the Navy was Stephen R. Mallory. He knew the South had no war fleet to take on the Union warships attempting to blockade Southern ports. With that said, Mallory's initial idea was a sound one. He envisioned small and fast Confederate warships to attack the Union's large cargo fleet. Doing damage in that sphere might force a number of Union blockaders to withdraw and defend the Union's cargo fleet. Later Mallory would produce more ways to thwart the Union blockade.
