Military Conflict in the Civil War

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Anaconda Plan Confederacy Naval blockade Mississippi campaign

The Union strategy depicted aimed to defeat the Confederacy by:

  • A

    Encouraging slave revolts behind Confederate lines

  • B

    Blockading Southern ports and seizing the Mississippi River to suffocate the Confederate economy

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  • C

    Launching a single decisive offensive against Richmond

  • D

    Negotiating European mediation of the war

Explanation

General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan combined a coastal blockade with control of the Mississippi River to economically strangle the South, complementing direct military pressure on Richmond.

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