The Union used its number of ships to keep the south from exporting or importing its goods to foreign countries. It also used the ships to spread slave-revolt propaganda to convince European countries to not to trade with the South so they'll be economically weak to provide their soldiers with nessecary equipment such as weapons, food, and clothing. The union also used its wealth to buy southern loyalties to block south' sports to weaken confederates further more. Also, the North had railroads which the government bought from different companies to provide transportation to their men faster along with weapons. They also had many inventors who came up with gadgets and codes to help the army.
The Songhai empire was where islam flourished and in places like the port city of Timbuktu, many Islamic schools and Mosques were built for the increasing population.
Abduwali Muse was sentence for 33 years and 9 months behind bars after he was found guilty for hijacking the MV Maersk Alabama and held Captain Richard Phillips hostage. He was also connected to hijacking a fishing vessel called Win Far 161. Muse will be released on October 2038.
