How did Ulysses S Grant plan to win the war?
A. He wanted to allow slavery only in the new territories
B. He planned to use total war (which included destroying everything that could be
useful to the South)
C. He planned several sneak attacks on the South
D. He did not think they could ever win and wanted to surrender
B. He planned to use total war (which included destroying everything that could be useful to the South)
B. He planned to use total war (which included destroying everything that could be useful to the South).
Ulysses S Grant, the Union General, planned to win the war by utilizing a strategy known as total war. This strategy involved not only engaging in conventional military tactics but also targeting the Southern infrastructure and resources to deprive the Confederacy of supplies and support. Grant aimed to disrupt the Southern economy and weaken their war effort by destroying railways, bridges, factories, and other valuable infrastructure. Additionally, he implemented a scorched-earth policy, where Union troops destroyed crops, livestock, and other resources that could potentially aid the Confederate forces. Grant believed that these tactics would hasten the end of the war and bring about Union victory.