How did the Union's capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates' surrender at

Question

Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
(1 point)
The Confederacy lost the
• faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost its
• collective will to continue fighting.
Confederate armies in
• Northern states could no longer reach the South.
The Confederacy could no
• longer get supplies from its western states.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

The capture of Port Hudson and the surrender of Vicksburg in July 1863 gave the Union complete control over the Mississippi River. This effectively split the Confederacy in two, isolating the western states from those in the east and limiting the Confederacy's ability to transport supplies and troops across its territory.