Question

Which of the following best explains how the Anaconda Plan got its name?
A. The plan was named by Southern newspapers in an act of mockery.
B. The plan called for the North to take control of a line around the Confederacy that resembled a snake.
C. The general who developed the plan already was known by the nickname “Anaconda.”
D. The plan had the strong support of the majority of Northerners.

Answer 1

A. Southern (and some Northern) newspapers mocked General Winfield Scott’s proposal to blockade and squeeze the Confederacy, dubbing it the “Anaconda Plan” because it would constrict the South like a snake.