Why did the Union impose a naval blockade on the South during the Civil War?
A. to promote domestic industries in the South
B. to strangle the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy
C. to motivate enslaved African Americans to migrate to the North
D. to encourage Union sympathizers to persuade their states to rejoin the Union
Ans: B. to strangle the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy
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