What events led up to/caused the battle of vicksburg?

Confederate forces led by General John C.Pemberton tried to stop Grant's advance at the Battle of Port Gibson and the Battle of Raymond in early May 1863... By the third week of May 1863, the Union troops had driven the Confederates into the Vicksburg. A siege began, which lasted from May 22 1863, to July 4 1863..

are these the benchmarks questions?

as general terms,  indian territory,  the indian territories, or  indian country  describe an evolving land area set aside by the  united states government  for the relocation of  native americans  who held  aboriginal title  to their land. in general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for  land grants  in 1803. the concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the 18th- and 19th-century policy of  indian removal. after the  civil war(1861–1865), the policy of the government was one of  assimilation.