Anaconda Plan

What was the main strategic aim of controlling the Mississippi River?

• To promote river commerce

• To cut off Confederate supply lines

• To increase naval power

• To gain fishing rights

What was the main strategy of the Anaconda Plan?

• A series of surprise attacks

• Surrounding and strangling the South with a blockade

• Negotiating peace with the Confederacy

• A quick and decisive attack on Richmond

What was the ultimate outcome of the Anaconda Plan?

• It failed to achieve its goals

• It was abandoned midway

• It successfully strangled the Confederacy

• It was replaced by a different strategy

Who originally came up with the Anaconda Plan?

• General Winfield Scott

• President Abraham Lincoln

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

Why was the Anaconda Plan initially criticized?

• It was too slow and methodical

• It required too many resources

• It was not approved by President Lincoln

• It was too aggressive

What did people in the North want instead of the Anaconda Plan?

• A defensive strategy

• A quick march to victory

• A naval blockade only

• A diplomatic solution

What was the primary goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan during the American Civil War?

• To negotiate peace with the Confederacy

• To defeat the rebellion by blockading southern ports and controlling key regions

• To directly attack and capture the Confederate leaders

• To gather international support for the Union cause

Who developed the Anaconda Plan?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• General Winfield Scott

What was the Anaconda Plan primarily designed to achieve during the Civil War?

• A) To quickly capture Confederate capitals

• B) To blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River

• C) To recruit more soldiers for the Union

• D) To negotiate peace with the Confederacy

Which part of the Anaconda Plan involved the use of naval forces?

• A) Attacking Richmond

• B) Blockading Southern ports

• C) Capturing Confederate leaders

• D) Negotiating with foreign powers