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What city on the Mississippi river did the us want to control of?
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∙ 12y ago
The Siege and Capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
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Did the Union want to control the Mississippi River?
The Mississippi was too huge for the Union so they didnt want to control it!
Why did Vicksburg want to take over the Mississippi river?
because they wanted to have control of the all of mississippi.
Why did the Americans want to control the Mississippi River?
Farmers depended on the river to send goods to the market.
Why did the north want Vicksburg?
Part of the Northern strategy was to take control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg was a large and powerful city on the river, heavily defended, and it had to be taken in order to complete this stratgy.
Did the north or the south want to control the Mississippi river during the civil war?
yes
Why did the Union need to take control of New Orleans?
Control of New Orleans meant control of the Mississippi River and therefore control of the hear land of North America. Jefferson would want to have more power within having New Orleans in his hands to Mississippi River as well.
Why did Spain protest the sale of Louisiana to the US?
Because Spain did not want the USA. to have control of the Mississippi River.
What two rivers to the Union want to gain control of to split the Confederacy?
The Mississippi river and something else
Why did the French want to control Louisiana?
The French wanted to control Louisiana. The Mississippi River that open ports in Louisiana is a very important trade route.
why did union leaders want to control the Mississippi river?
To monopolise this important military highway and deny its use to the enemy. Also to isolate all Confederate units to the West of the river.
Why did the US want access to the Mississippi river?
because.
Why did the US want to access the Mississippi River?
because.
