How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
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Responses
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
The Confederacy was divided physically, with the Mississippi River now controlled by the Union and separating the eastern and western states.
so with that being said which one is the correct answer
The correct answer would be:
- The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
The capture of Port Hudson and the surrender at Vicksburg effectively divided the Confederacy by cutting off its western states from the eastern states, preventing the flow of supplies and communication between the two regions.