Civil War Dbq Outline

“The Union strategy to win the war did not emerge all at once. By 1863, however, the Northern military plan consisted of five major goals” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.):
1. “Fully blockade all Southern coasts. This strategy, known as the Anaconda Plan, would eliminate the possibility of Confederate help from abroad” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.).
2. “Control the Mississippi River. The river was the South's major inland waterway. Also, Northern control of the rivers would separate Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas from the other Confederate states” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.).
3. “Capture Richmond. Without its capital, the Confederacy's command lines would be disrupted” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.).
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“Shatter Southern civilian morale by capturing and destroying Atlanta, Savannah, and the heart of Southern secession, South Carolina” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.).
5. “Use the numerical advantage of Northern troops to engage the enemy everywhere to break the spirits of the Confederate Army” (The Independence Hall Association, n.d.).
With Lincoln’s reelection in 1864, he looked secure a formal demise to American slavery (Schultz, 2011). And thus, he sought to ensure the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment through his influences in Congress, which was passed on January 31, 1865 (Schultz, 2011). The amendment received enough support from Union states to be ratified by the end of that year, which made it an official part of the Constitution and ended slavery in America (Schultz,