Why was it so important to the South’s Civil War effort that Texas maintain control of its ports?

At the time of the Civil War, the South had an agriculturally-based economy and there were no manufacturing plants. All of the manufacturing plants that produced things like shoes, clothes, ammunition, and food were in the North. Therefore, when the war began, the South had to rely on receiving goods and supplies from the outside – from their trade partners in Europe. The South did not have enough of their own supplies to last through a long war. Therefore, ports throughout the South became very important as a way of keeping troops and families alive. One of the main ways for goods to reach the Confederacy was through Texas ports. The Confederate coast was lengthy and difficult for the Union to shut down. A key role for Texans was to keep its ports open and free from Union control.

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the statement that best describes president carter’s attempt to free the hostages in iran is c. all of the attempts failed.

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the operation eagle claw conducted by the united states armed forces was a failed mission which aimed to rescue 52 americans captured as hostages in the american embassy, tehran on 24/4/1980.the mission was authorized by president jimmy carter. the failures included;   obstacles in operation that included operational conditions challenges caused by sandstorms, hydraulic problems of one the helicopters and , mechanical failure of another helicopter that was identified as a cracked rotor blade and the crashing of another helicopter during mission abortion causing death of 8 service persons.