The Union strategy depicted aimed to defeat the Confederacy by:
- A
Encouraging slave revolts behind Confederate lines
- Bcheck_circle
Blockading Southern ports and seizing the Mississippi River to suffocate the Confederate economy
- 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.