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they could trade to the Indians and to the Spanish but Spain would not let trade go through for the Americans only during the civil war.

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Q: Why was controlling the Mississippi river vial to to the north and south during the civil war?
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What town on the Mississippi did the north siege during the civil war?

Vicksburg.


What is the importance of the river Mississippi?

During the US Civil War the control of the mouth of the river and areas north of New Orleans were of vital importance. The Mississippi ran through five Southern States. The ability to conduct war operations by controlling this river was of vital importance to both the North and the South.


Did the north or the south want to control the Mississippi river during the civil war?

yes


What is the river that ran through the north and south border during the civil war?

You are probably thinking of the Mississippi river.


What was the norths stratagy during the civil war?

One of the things the North wanted to do was to capture the Mississippi River, dividing the south in half.


What could the north do to hurt the south's trade during the civil war?

Effective naval blockade of principal ports, and control of the Mississippi River


A major objective of the north in the civil war was to capture what river?

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What states from away from the union during the civil war?

The 11 States that broke away from the Union during the Civil War were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.


What states joined the confederacy during the American Civil War?

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia


What are all of the states that seceded during the Civil War?

south carolina,north carolina,florida,georgia,alabama,arkansas,tennessee,virginia,texas,louisiana,mississippi


The river the north needed to control to split the south?

The river that the North needed to control to split the South was the Mississippi River. This river was a very important transportation system for the South so controlling the river meant controlling the South.


Did Mississippi fight for the north or south in civil war?

Mississippi was a Confederate State. It seceded from the United States on January 9, 1861.