The correct answer is C) blockading southern ports, controlling the Mississippi River, and capturing the Confederated capital.
The best option that states the three main northern strategies for winning the civil war is the following: blockading southern ports, controlling the Mississippi River, and capturing the Confederated capital.
The United States Civil War started in 1861 and ended until 1865. Those years were full of bloody battles where thousands of lives were lost. Finally, General Robert E. Lee surrenders its troops to General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Union Army won the war. US President Abraham Lincoln immediately started the reunification of the country.
The other options of the question were A) selling cotton to Europe, blockading southern ports, and controlling the Mississippi River. B) capturing the Confederated capital. defending itself until the south tired of the war, and blockading southern ports. D) selling cotton to Europe, defending itself until the south tired of the war, and controlling the Mississippi River.
