This chart lists the provisions of the Anaconda Plan developed by General Winfield Scott at the start of the Civil War.
Anaconda Plan
establish a naval blockade along the southern
coastline
take control of the Mississippi River
capture the Confederate capital of Richmond,
Virginia
What was the ultimate purpose of this plan?
O to ensure Union troops would be fighting in favorable conditions
O to launch a full land assault on the South and destroy their forces as quickly as possible
formes
to capture war supplies for Union troops
O to isolate the South and cut off its economic activity