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The loss of New Orleans meant the loss of the use of the Mississippi River as an outlet for southern exports of crops and imports of war materials. The Mississippi was the great natural pathway for trade of most of the Confederate states - basically all except those few with an Atlantic coastline.
New Orleans was also one of the biggest cities in the south and one of the few with any industry to speak of. The south could ill afford to lose this scarce industrial production.
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What was the unions plan for acheiving victory?
the anaconda plan
What was the unions 3 pronged plan of attack against the confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
How did the unions from that of the confederacy?
The union didn't use turtles as their primary source of food.
Why did the unions victory strengthen the power of the national government?
Federalism
Was the unions victory at Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
Yes
The unions capture of which river divided the confederacy?
The Union's capture of the Mississippi River divided the Confederacy. The Confederacy was then divided between the East and West and this helped bring an end to the Civil War.
What was the most important river in the unions tactic of splitting the confederacy in two?
The Mississippi River
What physical feature was vital in the unions plan to cut the confederacy in half?
The Mississippi River
What was the name of the Unions plan for victory in the civil war?
anaconda plan
How did the unions strategy differ from that of Confederacy?
The union didn't use turtles as their primary source of food.
Why was the confederate victory at fredericksburg critical?
Because it was one of the Unions worst defeats
