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Question 2 • Virginia and US History

The Battle of Vicksburg was significant because

Answer
A
Lincoln was forced to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
B
Union troops were forced to retreat to the Northern capital.
C
the South lost control of the Mississippi River.
D
the North could not access its railroads after its defeat.

Explanation

The Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 gave the North control of the Mississippi River. This split the Confederacy and made it harder for the South to move people and supplies across the river. The correct choice is “the South lost control of the Mississippi River.”

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