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4. Why was it important for the Confederacy to keep its ports open during the war?

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Answer: The South did not have a lot of industry at the time. This meant they could not make enough weapons to supply their armies. However, the South did have cotton which many foreign countries such as Great Britain relied on. If they could keep their ports open, they could trade cotton for weapons.

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