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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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SS.912.A.2.1The Anaconda Plan-General Winfield Scott"[S)o as to envelope the insurgent States and bring them to terms, with less bloodshed than by any other plan."What was the main objective of the plan described in General Scott’s letter?
A
to attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities
B
to disrupt Southern supply lines by controlling the railroad junctions in the South
C
to sign treaties with Britain and France to prevent them from assisting the South
D
to suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the Southern ports
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scott called for a strong defense of Washington, D.C., a blockade of the Confederacy’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and a massive land and naval attack along the Mississippi River aimed at cutting the Confederacy in two.

Detailed explanation-2: -What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three main steps of the Anaconda Plan were 1) surround the Confederacy by sea and by land blockades, 2) take control of the Mississippi River to cut Confederate forces in two, and 3) ambush and surround the Confederacy and their capital.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anaconda Plan in the Civil War except a siege of Richmond by federal troops. Was this answer helpful?

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