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History of the Americas
chapter 16
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Why did the Union blockade the South at the start of the war?
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They blockaded the south because they wanted to stop shipments of cotton to Europe which the southern economy relied heavily on.
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Why did the Union blockade the South at the start of the war?
They blockaded the south because they wanted to stop shipments of cotton to Europe which the southern economy relied heavily on.
Which battle stopped a Confederate invasion of the North, and resulted in the bloodiest day in American history?
Antietam.
What two things became clear after the First Battle of Bull Run?
That the war would last a long time and would be bloody.
Why was the North's capture of New Orleans a serious blow to the South?
It was the biggest shipping port and city in the south. It was also 150 miles away from splitting the confederacy in half.
Major weakness of the Confederacy in the Civil War?
They had less people and factories.
