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To starve the south and beat them because they had no munitions, warm clothes, shoes, or other necessaries for war. Also very little food.
However, considering the outstanding expert military strategists that the South had (Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson), it still took the north a long four years to beat the Confederacy (1861-1865).
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What caused the confederate defeat at fort pulaski?
The Confederates simply underestimated the might of the Union forces. Since the South had to fight a defensive war, they were thwarted by the Union's defensive strategy. In the end, the rebels had to retreat and the fort was captured by Federal regiments.
What strategy did the confederates use to defeat the union?
The North had huge advantages in troops and equipment. The generals threw both of these, in huge quantities, at the South. The Union also won by having a better leader.
What best defines the Union strategy of divide and conquer?
the naval blockade of the South
What is the union strategy to win the war by weakening the South was called?
It was Called The Anaconda Plan
What is one reason that the union strategy for defeating the south included a naval blockade of southern ports?
he died
Why did the south thinks secession its from the union would succeed?
the south didnt have to defeat the union, just avoid losing
What caused the confederate defeat at fort pulaski?
The Confederates simply underestimated the might of the Union forces. Since the South had to fight a defensive war, they were thwarted by the Union's defensive strategy. In the end, the rebels had to retreat and the fort was captured by Federal regiments.
What strategy did the confederates use to defeat the union?
The North had huge advantages in troops and equipment. The generals threw both of these, in huge quantities, at the South. The Union also won by having a better leader.
What was the souths Civil War strategy?
The main southern strategy was to defeat the attacking Union forces and force the northern states to negotiate.Later in the war, a slightly altered strategy was to take a major northern city (Washington, Baltimore, or even Philadelphia) to force the north to negotiate terms favorable to the south. This led to the Battle of Gettysburg.After the losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the south had no real strategy for victory. The strategy seems to have turned to inflicting as much cost on the Yankees as possible.
What were the union objective sending troops to the south in 1861?
To defeat the rebel forces and restore the Union.
What was the basic assumption behind the Union's strategy of simultaneous advances into the South?
The Union's strategy of simultaneous advances had the assumption that the Confederacy could not meet every invasion the Union created effectively. This was due to the disparity in the number of troops the South had in comparison to the North.
How was the Japanese strategy in PNG altered because of it's defeat in the coral sea?
The Japanese strategy in PNG altered because of it's defeat in the coral sea as they now couldn't continue south- Australia
What was the union strategy to win the war by weakening the south called?
Shock and Awe
Strategy of the union to stop shipping in the south during the civil war?
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What best defines the Union strategy of divide and conquer?
the naval blockade of the South
What was the Union's strategy for cutting the south in two?
i think it the anaconda plan/act
The union strategy to win the war by weakening the south was called?
Shock and Awe
