Among instances of corporate malfeasance in the early twenty-first century, the "Enron" scandal was the most shocking and economically damaging for <span>employees and shareholders, since it was thought that corporations that were so large could not fail. </span>
It was very important for controlling the Mississippi River because it had easier trade since it led off to the gulf of Mexico which was an excellent trading spot, and well the north needed it to make trade easier to obtain
I'm pretty sure it was to get revenge on the Persians for their attack on the Greek people