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The press humorously called it the Anaconda Plan (i.e. slow strangulation) when it was originally put forward by the elderly General-in-Chief, Winfield Scott. At that point, most people were expecting only a short war.

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Which strategy of the North was very effective in starving out the south during the civil war?

The Naval blockade of Southern ports.


What was the strategy for the north's and south?

The North's strategy, known as the Anaconda Plan, aimed to blockade Southern ports, control the Mississippi River, and capture key Confederate cities to suffocate the South economically and militarily. In contrast, the South's strategy focused on defensive warfare, leveraging its knowledge of the terrain, and seeking foreign recognition and support, particularly from Britain and France, to sustain its fight for independence. Both sides aimed to outlast the other's will to fight, with the North emphasizing industrial strength and the South relying on its agrarian resources and military leadership.


Why was the south vulnerable to blockade by the north?

The North had a well-organized navy, while the South had no navy and few good ports.


Why did the north want to blockade the south?

The North sought to blockade the South during the Civil War to weaken its economy and limit its ability to import weapons and supplies. By cutting off trade routes, the Union aimed to cripple the Southern economy, which heavily relied on exports like cotton. The blockade was part of the Anaconda Plan, designed to suffocate the Confederacy and force a surrender through economic pressure. Ultimately, this strategy was intended to hasten the end of the war by diminishing the South's resources and morale.


How did the blockade during the the civil war help the north?

The blockade stopped the south from importing and exporting goods to other areas.

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Is it true that the South's strategy was to blockade Southern ports gain control of the Mississippi river and attack from the east and west?

no, that was the north's strategy


What was the military strategy for the north?

The North used a strategy called the "Anaconda Plan". The plan was to set up a naval blockade along the eastern coast. The goal was to to block imports to the South and to strangle the South's economy. Hence, the name anaconda.


Which strategy of the North was very effective in starving out the south during the civil war?

The Naval blockade of Southern ports.


What did the north call its strategy to defeat the south by forming a naval blockade and by capturing the Mississippi river?

The Anaconda Plan - constricting the life out of the Confederacy


What best defines the Union strategy of divide and conquer?

the naval blockade of the South


What did the north plan to stop ships coming to aid the South?

A Sea Blockade/ Union Blockade


What is one reason that the union union strategy for defeating the south including a naval blockade of southern ports?

The South, unlike the North, wasn't very industrialized and relied primarily on agriculture. As the war dragged on, they struggled to get supplies and other weaponry that they couldn't make themselves. They tried to import goods from Europe, and the Union used political measures and a blockade to keep the South weak. So in general, the North used the blockade to starve the South of valuable goods. Combined with the other Union strategy which included burning everything in the army's path (including valuable fields), the effect was quite devastating.


Why was one strategy that the Union had for defeating the south a naval blockade of southern ports?

Because the Union hoped that by creating a blockade on the ports, the South would be unable to trade, and their economy would be ruined.


Why was south vulnerable to a blockade by the north?

Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.


Why was south vulnerable to a blockade by north?

Because the South had no manufacturing industry, so it needed foreign imports. But it also had no Navy to combat the Union blockade.


What was the battle plan the south made?

the north was totally invaded by the south and the north totally invaded the south. the north was going to blockade the south and then invade it. The south was going to ware down the north and then invade it


What is one reason that the union strategy for defeating the south included a naval blockade of southern ports?

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