SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Divide the Confederacy through the Mississippi River
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Surround the South by sea
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Capture Richmond, Virginia
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River; therefore, capturing it completed the second part of the Northern strategy, the Anaconda Plan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Anaconda Plan was General Winfield Scott’s strategy to slowly strangle the southern rebellion by blockading southern seaports and seizing control of the Mississippi River.
Detailed explanation-4: -There was a ‘Plan B’ in the Anaconda, too: If attacking and dominating Mississippi and the port blockade were not enough, the North would invade Richmond. The last step was two to three years away from the first step and needed 300, 000 soldiers, as Scott put it.