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USA civil war

Lincoln announced the Union blockade of all Southern ports

Jun, 1861
U.S

In April 1861, Lincoln announced the Union blockade of all Southern ports; commercial ships could not get insurance and regular traffic ended. The South blundered in embargoing cotton exports in 1861 before the blockade was effective; by the time they realized the mistake, it was too late.


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