Answer:
Giving the Union control of the Mississippi River
Explanation:
The Union wanted control of the Mississippi to cut off trade and transport for the South. The river being taken also made things harder for the Confederates (because it cut their side in half, so the Union had the upper hand).
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The more allies Rome had the more territory it could have under its control. Also the other places bring new cultures into Rome so that it could grow in that aspect as well.
The unit is called a newton (kg.m/sec2), written as NT or N.