History ETDs

Publication Date

6-1-1967

Abstract

When the Civil War broke out in April, 1861, it pitted against one another two nations, or sides, which were different not only politically and ideologically, but also economically. The United States was a rising industrial power, with factories, a railroad network, and an expanding urban working class. The Confederate States of America was an agricultural, rural area, with few industries and an antiquated labor system based on chattel slavery. In order to wage a modern war the Confederacy would have to import arms and equipment from abroad and export cotton to pay for these supplies. To keep the South from doing so it was necessary for the North to stop the overseas commerce of the Confederacy. To do this President Lincoln decided to institute a blockade of the Southern coast.

Level of Degree

Masters

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

George Winston Smith

Second Committee Member

William Miner Dabney

Third Committee Member

Charles Burnet Judah

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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