Question

What was the strategic significance of the Siege of Vicksburg? (5 points)

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) The South was cut in two at the Mississippi River.

The strategic significance of the Siege of Vicksburg was that the South was cut in two at the Mississippi River.

Union's General Ulysses Grant was the brilliant mind behind the strategy to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. The siege of Vicksburg started in 1862 and ended until 1863 when Grant kept the city sealed and the Confederated troops had to surrender. This great victory of the Union Army allowed the North to control the ports along the Mississippi River.

Answer 2

The South was cut in two at the Mississippi River.