Question

The Union strategy for winning the war included all the following EXCEPT:

• A. Dividing the Confederacy along the Mississippi River and conquering both halves in turn
• B. Taking control of the Mississippi so that the South could not use it for trade or communication
• C. Blockading Confederate ports so that no supplies or reinforcements could come in
• D. Capturing and killing Confederate President Jefferson Davis
• E. Capturing the capital city of Richmond, Virginia

Answer 1

The correct option is D Capturing and killing Confederate President Jefferson Davis

The Union strategy for winning the war included all the following expect capturing and killing Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The Union planned to blockade the ports to cut off the Southerner's supplies, seize Richmond, Virginia so that they could capture the Confederacy's government and then would take control of the Mississippi River so that the South could not move troops and that some states would be cut off.