Author Question: Why was Vicksburg so important to the Confederacy? A) It was a key railroad junction between ... (Read 82 times)

@Brianna17 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why was Vicksburg so important to the Confederacy?

A) It was a key railroad junction between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
B) It was located at the entrance to Mobile Bay.
C) It allowed trade and communication between Confederate states on either side of the Mississippi River.
D) It was a great supply base.
E) It guarded the Union attack route into Tennessee.

Question 2

Black soldiers in the Union army

A) were less likely than whites to die of diseases.
B) were usually treated as prisoners of war when captured by Confederate troops.
C) comprised nearly one-quarter of the Union army by the end of the war
D) were, from the start, paid the same as white soldiers.
E) were typically assigned to labor detachments or garrison duty and were therefore less likely to be killed in action.