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)

Military Strategies of the Union and Confederacy
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


Military Strategies of the Union and Confederacy
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


Military Strategies of the Union and Confederacy
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


Military Strategies of the Union and Confederacy
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

Answer 1

Table 1.

Reason: The Union blockade’s goal was to disrupt the South’s economy and cut off vital supplies to weaken the Confederate war effort. The Confederacy’s aim (related to blockades) was to get cotton to foreign markets and run supplies through the blockade (cotton diplomacy and blockade-running) to gain support and needed materiel.