Question

guided practice
what was the anaconda plan?
a. a northern plan that called for a massive assault of confederate troops in virginia
b. a southern plan that relied upon getting the support of british and french troops
c. a southern plan to preserve its armies while doing enough damage to erode the unions will to fight
d. a northern plan to blockade southern seaports and then take control of the mississippi river

Explanation:

The Anaconda Plan was a Union (Northern) strategy during the U.S. Civil War. It aimed to strangle the Confederacy by blockading its coastal ports to cut off trade, then gaining control of the Mississippi River to split the Southern states in two.

Answer:

D. a northern plan to blockade southern seaports and then take control of the Mississippi River