As a strategy for winning the Civil War, Union General Winfield Scott wanted to... * 1 point cut off the Confederacy’s means of transportation by taking control of the railroads in the South. deny the South access to the North by building a wall along the border between North and South. gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops to surrender. employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy.

Answer 1

The correct strategy for winning the Civil War proposed by Union General Winfield Scott was to employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy. This strategy is often referred to as the Anaconda Plan, which aimed to suffocate the Confederate economy and split the South in two, making it more difficult for them to sustain the war effort.