Question

The map shows the union blockade of Florida costs during the Civil War. Which statement best explains why it was hard for the union blockade to succeed

Answer 1

Answer: A. Floria has a long coastline, which enabled some ships to sneak past the blockade and supply the confederate.

Explanation:

Soon after the Civil War broke out, General Winfield Scott under his “Anaconda Plan" engaged in a widespread blockade of Confederate Ports to crash their economy and bring about an end to the war faster.

Even though Florida had the lowest population of the Confederate States, the Union recognised that their long coastline would present a logistical problem and blockaded as many ports as they could.

However, because of the long coastline, there were many bays and inlets and thus avenues in that could not be guarded effectively which led to the rise of BLOCKADE RUNNERS who were usually British Citizen owned ships supplying the Confederates from the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands.