USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862

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is shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

(A) ** blockade

(B) guerrilla warfare

(C) mercenary

(D) duty

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Terms and People blockade – the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out mercenary – soldier who serves another.

Concept note-2: -blockade, an act of war whereby one party blocks entry to or departure from a defined part of an enemy’s territory, most often its coasts.

Concept note-3: -A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force.