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Why did northern strategists view the Mississippi River and its tributaries as vital to a union victory in the civil war?
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Why did northern strategists view the Mississippi River and its tributaries as vital to a union victory in the civil war?

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The Mississippi River was an essential mode of trade and transportation for the South. Control of the river would be control of the items being shipped to the Confederacy. 
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because it was a reliable mode of transportation, and trade 
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