USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Blockade. The deployment of military resources by land, air, or sea, by a country or coalition to prevent the movement of goods or people into or out of a targeted country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British were forced to surrender at Yorktown because: French troops and a French fleet helped trap the British. Even though the British wanted to end the war, the French were reluctant to negotiate because: they were committed to staying in the war until Spain got Gibraltar.

Detailed explanation-4: -A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms.