The question is how did the union capture of Port Hudson and the confederacy confederates surrender at Vicksburg divide the confederacy the correct answer is the confederacy could no longer get supplies from western states. However, I answered wrong with the confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting can you explain why my answers wrong in the other answers, correct
While your answer might seem plausible, it is incorrect because the capture of Port Hudson and the Confederate surrender at Vicksburg did not directly lead to the loss of the Confederacy's collective will to continue fighting.
The main reason why your answer is not correct is because the Confederacy's will to continue fighting persisted even after these events. The surrender at Vicksburg and the loss of Port Hudson significantly weakened the Confederacy strategically by giving the Union control over the Mississippi River, effectively cutting the Confederacy in two. However, the Confederacy still had considerable resources and continued to fight for nearly two more years until their surrender in 1865.
The correct answer, "the Confederacy could no longer get supplies from western states," is more accurate because the capture of Port Hudson and the surrender at Vicksburg greatly limited the Confederacy's access to crucial supplies from Western states. Losing control of the Mississippi River made transporting goods and supplies much more difficult for the Confederacy, thereby weakening their military efforts.