Why Was Vicksburg Essential

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why was Vicksburg essential?

• A) Capturing the city allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River.
• B) Stonewall Jackson lost his life here.
• C) It served as a gateway to the Appalachian Mountains.
• D) Before the Civil War, the port in this city had shipped more cotton than any other.
• E) It guarded the Gulf of Mexico.

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