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If the North controlled the Mississippi River they could cut the Confederacy into two by cutting out Texas, LA, and AR. it also helped the North in the Anaconda plan because they can block the Mississippi river off and take control of the Confederate forts along the Mississippi.
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What was the goal of the anaconda plan?
To gain control of the Mississippi River and defeat the Confederacy
What city on the Mississippi river did the us want to control of?
The Siege and Capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
What battle did the confederacy lose control of the Mississippi river?
The battle of Vicksburg.
What was the name if the union strategy to control the Mississippi River and split the confederacy?
Anaconda plan
How did the union victory at Vicksburg affect confederacy?
the confederacy was split in two after it lost strongholds along the mississippi river.
The plan to gain control of the Mississippi river and split the confederacy in two was called?
the anaconda plan
What would the union accomplish if they got control of the Mississippi river?
The splitting of the Confederacy into two parts.
What was rhe name of the Union strategy to control the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
What did the union do that almost split the confederacy in 2 during the civil war?
They took 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
What battle was in 1863 that effectively split the confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippi river to the union?
Vicksburg
What are 3 rivers that were strategically important for the control of commerce and troops in the confederacy?
The Cumberland. The Tennessee. The Mississippi.
