Step One: Analyze the cartoon filling in the analysis organizer. All information will be purely from observation of the image. Use the link below to zoom in clearly on the image. Cartoon Zoom Link
Step Two: Read the description below and answer the questions
Few families did not have a member who was an enlisted soldier during the Civil War. Maps helped family members locate their loved ones serving far from home, and commercial publishers, especially in the North, issued maps in large quantities during the war. In 1861, J. B. Elliott of Cincinnati published the above cartoon map entitled Scott’s Great Snake. The map references General Winfield Scott’s plan to blockade the Confederacy’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts and launch a major offensive down the Mississippi River to divide the South in two. Elliott’s map compares Scott’s scheme to an anaconda, a large South American snake that squeezes and crushes its prey. The comparison implies that the plan would take time to work, yet Scott’s strategy, in fact, contribute to an eventual Northern victory.
Few families did not have a member who was an enlisted soldier during the Civil War. Maps helped family members locate their loved ones serving far from home, and commercial publishers, especially in the North, issued maps in large quantities during the war. In 1861, J. B. Elliott of Cincinnati published the above cartoon map entitled Scott’s Great Snake. The map references General Winfield Scott’s plan to blockade the Confederacy’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts and launch a major offensive down the Mississippi River to divide the South in two. Elliott’s map compares Scott’s scheme to an anaconda, a large South American snake that squeezes and crushes its prey. The comparison implies that the plan would take time to work, yet Scott’s strategy, in fact, contribute to an eventual Northern victory.
Step Three: Watch the video posted on the CTLS class board. Next, answer the questions on the Union Blockade.