Question

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

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.