Question

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.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- 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.