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What did Grant's capture of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 accomplish strategically?
AThe Mississippi fell, splitting the Confederacy in two
BIt opened the road to Richmond from the west
CIt ended the naval blockade of the Gulf ports
DIt forced Lee to abandon Gettysburg immediately
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The Mississippi fell, splitting the Confederacy in two
1. Blocked at first by the bluffs, Grant moved below and around Vicksburg and laid a six-week siege.
2. On July 4 he captured the town together with the strongest Confederate army in the west.
3. The river was now entirely in Union hands, the Confederacy was broken in two, and supplies from Texas and Arkansas were nearly cut off.
4. Richmond lay in the eastern theater, where the Union was still being repulsed.
_Source: "An Outline of American History" (USIA, 1990, public domain), Ch 5 "Sectional Conflict"_
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