Question

How is the city of Savannah related to the Union strategy of a full blockade of Confederate ports? And EXPLAIN as well.

A)
Savannah was the last port needed to be secured in order to totally blockade the coast of Georgia.


B)
Savannah was the least significant city in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing Atlanta and capturing the Tennessee River.


C)
Savannah was the least significant city in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing Atlanta and capturing the Chattahoochee River.


D)
Savannah was the most significant port in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing bases at Savannah and the outlying islands to fully blockade Georgia.

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Union strategy of a full blockade of Confederate ports is called the Anaconda Plan. the blockade shuts a port and makes it difficult for the ships to take positioning this stop to keeps people or supplies from moving in and out.
• This strategy also cut the far western states from the east by capturing the Mississippi River.
• This Union strategy cut down the states between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi river in half by controlling the cumber land.

Answer 2

Savannah was the most significant port in Georgia, and the Union strategy centered on securing bases at Savannah and the outlying islands to fully blockade Georgia. This was to deny access to private merchants and mercenary ships and help to "strangle" the state