Why was the Union strategy to win the war called the 'Anaconda Plan'?

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Cristofer Mccarty

28 August, 20:13

Why was the Union strategy to win the war called the 'Anaconda Plan'?

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Why Did the Union Call it the Anaconda Plan

The main purpose of the Anaconda plan was to defeat the rebellion by blockading southern ports and controlling the Mississippi river. This would cut off and isolate the south from the outside world. An Anaconda is a snake that squeezes and suffocates it's victim.