Question

During the Civil War, Grant attacked Vicksburg a second time because

Answer 1

Vicksburg was vital to a union, it's B

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory.

Vicksburg had a key position during the American Civil War if the city was taken the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy would be split and open the river to Northern traffic. The capture of the city was the second part of the Anaconda Plan, a Northern strategy.