What did the union hope to accomplish in the west during the civil war?
a) taking control over the mississippi river
b) waging war on open battlefields
c) invading the confederacy from the south and west
d) gaining control of border states and important rivers

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The answer is A, taking control over the Mississippi River.

Controlling the Mississippi River during the American Civil War was an economic and psychological factor for both the North and the South. Therefore, the Mississippi River was a key to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War and the Union tried their best to take control of it.

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