Question

What was one goal of the Union campaign against Vicksburg?

A. To take control of the Confederate capital in order to demoralize
the South
B. To ensure that enslaved people would have a route to escape the
Confederacy
C. To take control of the Mississippi River to cut the Confederacy in
half
D. To force the Confederate army out of Union territory

Answer 1

Answer: C

Explanation: The 47-day Siege of Vicksburg eventually gave control of the Mississippi Rivera- critical supply line—to the Union, and was part of the Union's successful Anaconda Plan to cut off all trade to the Confederacy.