Use the image to answer the question.

Based on the photograph, why was the capture of Vicksburg so important for Union forces?
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• the city's industries
• the city's location on a river
• the city's distance from other battlefields
• population the city's large civilian and military

Based on the image, the city's location on a river was why the capture of Vicksburg was so important for Union forces.