"The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea. Thanks to the great Northwest for it; nor yet wholly to them. Three hundred miles up they met New England, Empire, Keystone, and Jersey, hewing their way right and left. The Sunny South, too, in more colors than one, also lent a helping hand." — Abraham Lincoln, Letter to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863
Control of the Mississippi River advanced which broader Union war strategy?
- A
Robert E. Lee's offensive strategy of invading the North
- Bcheck_circle
Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan to encircle and strangle the Confederacy
- C
George McClellan's plan to negotiate a peace with the South
- D
Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign
Explanation
Scott's Anaconda Plan combined naval blockade with Mississippi River control to suffocate Confederate trade and supply. McClellan and Lee were generals on opposing sides; Jackson was a Confederate.