How did the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, take advantage of a confederate weakness?

A-The confederacy had few soldiers and relied on its well trained generals to win battles

B-The confederacy had few railroads and relied on Vicksburg for ammunition

C - The confederacy had few railroads and relied on the Mississippi River for transportation

D - The confederacy had few ships and relied on Vicksburg to build and maintain them

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Jan Gaines

Social Studies

5 June, 19:11

How did the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, take advantage of a confederate weakness?

A-The confederacy had few soldiers and relied on its well trained generals to win battles

B-The confederacy had few railroads and relied on Vicksburg for ammunition

C - The confederacy had few railroads and relied on the Mississippi River for transportation

D - The confederacy had few ships and relied on Vicksburg to build and maintain them

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Madelynn Foster · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The union got control over the complete length of Mississipi river, after the capture of Vicksburg. This divided the Confedaracy into two parts. Union also got control over New Orleans. After capture of Vicksburg, people started living in caves and ate rats, and thus Preberton also had to surrender. This caused fall of Vicksburg.