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.
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
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By organising a system of blockade-runners. (See 'Gone with the Wind'.)
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.
The South used small, fast ships called blockade runners to outrun the longer Union warships and reach trading ports.
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The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.
The original Anaconda Plan did call for, in part, a blockade of Confederate ports on its east and southern coasts. The blockade's effectiveness is disputed by historians. Much of the South's in and out shipping was able to run past the blockade by cover of night. Also, as the coastlines were huge, there could not be a total 100% blockade. It did, however, stop many ships from sailing into Southern ports.
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