Map LAB
Josh Hicks
3/8/11
History 304
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22259/Anaconda-plan
This is a map of the anaconda plan that was devised by the Union General Winfield
Scott. The plan was that the Union army using their navy would set up a naval blockade
around the Confederate states, and would not allow them to export or import any goods.
After the initial blockade the union army would slowly suffocate the life out of
confederate army. There would also be a big drive down the Mississippi river to divide
the confederate army into two parts. The artist of this cartoon map is clearly a northerner
as the title and the head of the snake are in red white and blue. Also the little drawings in
the states show a clear distaste towards the southern states, such a Mississippi is seen
hanging a union man, North Carolina shows a man chewing on tobacco saying poor
eating, and Georgia shows a closed and broken down factory. However the artist like
most people during the time underestimated how long the war would take. Also the artist
correctly guessed that the confederates had a far inferior navy that could not break the
blockade.