Question
How did the Union originally plan to defeat the Confederacy?(1 point)
Responses
a) by asking them to return to the Union
a) by asking them to return to the Union
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world
c) by declaring war on Great Britain
c) by declaring war on Great Britain
d) by only defending Northern territory
Responses
a) by asking them to return to the Union
a) by asking them to return to the Union
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world
c) by declaring war on Great Britain
c) by declaring war on Great Britain
d) by only defending Northern territory
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world.
The Union aimed to implement a strategy known as the Anaconda Plan, which involved blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to isolate the Confederacy economically and logistically.
b) by cutting off their connection to the outside world.
The Union aimed to implement a strategy known as the Anaconda Plan, which involved blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to isolate the Confederacy economically and logistically.