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The Union's 'Anaconda Plan,' proposed by Winfield Scott, focused on which of the following strategies?

  1. A lightning strike on the Confederate capital of Richmond
  2. A naval blockade of Southern ports and gaining control of the Mississippi River
  3. A defensive strategy to wait for the Confederacy to run out of resources
  4. Invading the South through the Appalachian Mountains to split the coastal states
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Correct answer: A naval blockade of Southern ports and gaining control of the Mississippi River

The plan aimed to 'strangle' the Confederacy by cutting off its trade with Europe and bisecting its territory. While criticized for being too slow initially, it became the foundation for the eventual Union victory.

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