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Very effective. Only small, light craft could get through, and these could not carry important war supplies.

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Which of these best describes the blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War?

The blockade was more effective toward the end of the war.


Why is the blockade so effective against island nations?

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The Confederate economy was especially hurt by?

the Union's effective naval blockade on cotton exports


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The effective northern effort to strangle the southern economy and de-throne king cotton?

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Why was the British blockade effective at starving out the Germans?

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What describes the blockade of southern ports during the civil war?

The blockage was more effective toward the end of the war.


Which strategy of the North was very effective in starving out the south during the civil war?

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Why was the blockade of all southern ports considered a tactical error for Lincoln?

By using the word 'blockade', it appeared to recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation with which the USA was at war. However, the blockade (under whatever title) proved highly effective in preventing the South from importing war supplies in echange for its cotton.


What best describes the blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War?

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How do you use the word blockade in a sentence?

they put up a Blockade. The blockade stopped us from getting in.