Question

Which of the following tables best explains the goal of blockades used by the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War?(1 point)
Responses

Union Confederacy
to force foreign powers, such as Great Britain
and France, to recognize its independence

to break through naval blockades to acquire essential
supplies, such as weapons, ammunition, and medicine

Union Confederacy to force foreign powers, such as Great Britain and France, to recognize its independence to break through naval blockades to acquire essential supplies, such as weapons, ammunition, and medicine

Union Confederacy
to gain financial support and aid from foreign
powers, such as Great Britain and France

to block the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and force
the Union to surrender

Union Confederacy to gain financial support and aid from foreign powers, such as Great Britain and France to block the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and force the Union to surrender

Union Confederacy
to disrupt the South’s economy and weaken
the Confederacy’s military by cutting off vital
supplies

to prevent the Union from exporting cotton
and other goods to foreign countries

Union Confederacy to disrupt the South’s economy and weaken the Confederacy’s military by cutting off vital supplies to prevent the Union from exporting cotton and other goods to foreign countries

Union Confederacy
to block all coastal ports and inland waterways
to halt transportation and communication

to control the Mississippi River to restrict the Union
from moving its troops and receiving necessary
supplies

Union Confederacy to block all coastal ports and inland waterways to halt transportation and communication to control the Mississippi River to restrict the Union from moving its troops and receiving necessary supplies

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To best explain the goal of blockades used by the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War, the most appropriate choice would be:

**Union: to disrupt the South’s economy and weaken the Confederacy’s military by cutting off vital supplies.**

**Confederacy: to prevent the Union from exporting cotton and other goods to foreign countries.**

This option captures the primary strategic intentions behind the blockades. The Union aimed to cripple the Confederate economy and military by limiting its access to essential supplies, while the Confederacy sought to maintain its trade routes and economic viability, particularly to leverage cotton exports in hopes of gaining foreign recognition and support.

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