Question

Why was Winfield Scott’s war strategy criticized?

It eliminated the South too quickly.

It did not affect Southern trade.

It did not attack the South aggressively.

It left the South in control of the Mississippi River.

Answer 1

It did not attack the South aggressively.

Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” called for a blockade and seizing the Mississippi to squeeze the Confederacy — critics said it was too cautious and would take too long rather than striking quickly.