The answer would be the second option. The price of gasoline had gone done prior to this shift.
C
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: Fully blockade all Southern coasts. This strategy, known as the Anaconda Plan, would eliminate the possibility of Confederate help from abroad.
A. American independence and democracy
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