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Who wanted the United States to have a port on the lower Mississippi river?
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Both sides.
It flowed through several Confederate states, it was a military highway of great importance, and if the Union won control of it, all Confederate units to the West of the river would be isolated.
Grant's occupation of Vicksburg in July 1863 largely settled the fate of the Confederacy.
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A large portion of the lower Mississippi became part of the United states as a result of the Louisiana purchase in?
1803
Who wanted the US to have port on the lower Mississippi river?
york
What part if the US is Alabama located in?
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Wanted the US to have a port on the lower Mississippi river?
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Which five US states does the Mississippi River border?
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What did president Harding want for the twenties?
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What results from outsourcing jobs from the United states to other countries?
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Is there any where in the United States where the drinking age is lower than 21?
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It indicates that the state does not border the lower 48 US States.
