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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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Crossing rivers were probably the most dangerous thing pioneers did. Swollen rivers could tip over and drown both people and oxen. Such accidents could cause the loss of life and most or all of valuable supplies. Animals could panic when wading through deep, swift water, causing wagons to overturn.
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Answer:
Slavery was profitable
Explanation:
Slaves worked on plantations, where they weren't paid. Thus, this allowed the slave owners to gain money without actually having to physically work on their own plantations.
Answer:
the detonation of a bomb on Russian soil.
In 1949, the Americans were astonished to see that the U.S.S.R. had detonated their own atomic bomb (as a test) on their grounds. It had been only 4 years since the detonation of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and they considered it could not be sufficient time to develop the atomic bomb by themselves. Suspicion of espionage was their main option. Time proved them right. Nearly a dozen Soviet spies were convicted of passing information to the Soviets during this period about the atomic bomb in what was called the "Manhattan Project", the most famous spy being Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs. After this experience, the United States began to invest a large quantity of money in protecting their secret projects and fighting espionage.
