The focus of the Union's Anaconda Plan was to

(A) divide the Confederacy along the Mississippi River

(B) lead an overland campaign taking the Confederate capital

(C) take a defensive approach and win through attrition

(D) incite slave riots in the South

(E) bring Mexico into the war, opening a second front

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Daniel Matthews

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20 April, 22:36

The focus of the Union's Anaconda Plan was to

(A) divide the Confederacy along the Mississippi River

(B) lead an overland campaign taking the Confederate capital

(C) take a defensive approach and win through attrition

(D) incite slave riots in the South

(E) bring Mexico into the war, opening a second front

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Joyce Conrad · Answer 1

The focus of the Union’s Anaconda Plan was to " (A) divide the Confederacy along the Mississippi River," since this would have effectively "strangled" the Confederacy.