The Union Blockade 2

How many ships did the Union Navy use to patrol the east coast around the Southern States?

• A. 50

• B. 500

• C. 5000

• D. None of the above

How did the Union blockade the South? They focused their efforts on _______from making it through

• A. Major ports

• B. Keeping larger shipments of goods

• C. Both A & B

• D. None of the above

The Union Blockade was completely unsuccessful and a waste of valuable Union resources.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

What were the ships called that were trying to get pass through the blockade?

• A. Confederate speedboats

• B. Southern evaders

• C. Southern invaders

• D. Blockade-runners

A number of ships made it through the blockade, but they were small and could carry little cargo.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

Many men in the army of the Confederacy were nearing starvation by the end of the war.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

Considering the Union blockade over the South, we can describe it saying that _________

• A. It had a passive impact on the South

• B. People of the South were about to starve

• C. The economy of the South fell down

• D. All of the above

The plan was called the Anaconda Plan because, like a snake, the Union wanted to __________

• A. Frighten the South

• B. Scare the South

• C. Terrify the South

• D. Constrict & squeeze the South.