Military Strategy

Key facts about General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan.

The Anaconda Plan was General Winfield Scott's strategy to slowly strangle the southern rebellion by blockading southern seaports and seizing control of the Mississippi River.

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Time Periods on AHC

Exploration and Settlement

Colonial America

French and Indian War

American Revolution and War

Articles of Confederation

Early Republic

Growth and Turmoil

Civil War

Reconstruction

Gilded Age