Asked by Makayla
Why did Grant want to capture Vicksburg?
It would give the North control of the Mississippi.
It was a major political center for the Confederacy.
It would cut off a port used for shipping in foreign goods across the blockade.
It would cut the South off from supplies from Louisiana and Texas.
It would give the North control of the Mississippi.
It was a major political center for the Confederacy.
It would cut off a port used for shipping in foreign goods across the blockade.
It would cut the South off from supplies from Louisiana and Texas.
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- It would give the North control of the Mississippi.
- It would cut the South off from supplies from Louisiana and Texas.
Brief explanation: Vicksburg commanded river traffic on the Mississippi, so its capture would split the Confederacy and sever supply lines from the Trans‑Mississippi (Louisiana and Texas). It was not a Confederate political center nor a major port for foreign blockade running.
- It would give the North control of the Mississippi.
- It would cut the South off from supplies from Louisiana and Texas.
Brief explanation: Vicksburg commanded river traffic on the Mississippi, so its capture would split the Confederacy and sever supply lines from the Trans‑Mississippi (Louisiana and Texas). It was not a Confederate political center nor a major port for foreign blockade running.
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