To prevent the South from importing the war supplies it badly needed, having no manufacturing industry of its own.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
In order to prevent the South from importing provisions or supplies from other countries, or from other states.
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.
Abraham Lincoln created a naval blockade to prevent the south from being able to take part in trading activities. This was an attempt by the president to bring about a peaceful end to the Civil War. The south challenged the blockade by building torpedo boats to attack the naval ships involved in the blockade.
To prevent the South from importing the war supplies it badly needed, having no manufacturing industry of its own.
To prevent the South from exporting its plentiful cotton in exchange for much-needed war-supplies.
The Anaconda Plan, which called for a naval blockade of the South, designed to strangle off their supplies to wage war
In order to prevent the South from importing provisions or supplies from other countries, or from other states.
Naval blockade
the naval blockade of the South
skyrocketing food prices in the south
The Anaconda Plan. It was designed to work like a great snake, strangling the south by naval blockade, thus cutting off their supplies.
The Naval blockade
It meant that the South could not import the supplies it needed.
The South's main income was from cotton exported internationaly.