What Was One of the Reasons That the Union Victory

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was one of the reasons that the Union victory at Vicksburg was of major importance?

• A) It reopened the Ohio River to Northern trade.
• B) It began to deflate the South's overconfidence.
• C) It showed the strategic importance of ironclad warships.
• D) It cut off the supply of cattle and other goods from Texas and Louisiana to the main Confederate forces.
• E) It showed the genius of General George McClellan's wait-and-see approach.

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