Question

How did the Union blockades impact the Confederacy during the American Civil War?
A. They split and gained control of the eastern Confederate states along the Atlantic coast, which caused the Confederacy to lose the war.
B. They allowed blockade-runners to gain control of the inland waterways, which caused the Confederacy to win the war.
C. They limited the South’s ability to export and import essential supplies, which caused the Confederacy to surrender and lose the war.
D. They provided the Confederacy with foreign trade agreements, which caused the Confederacy to win the war.

Answer 1

C. The Union blockade choked Southern trade—severing exports (especially cotton) and blocking imports of weapons, supplies, and goods—crippling the Confederate economy and war effort and contributing to its surrender.