Why was petersburg so important to the confederate capital, richmond?
it was the most vital transportation hub for the capital.
most of lee's army was located there when grant's army arrived.
its loss would cut richmond off from the rest of the nation.
it was the only location for reinforcements to arrive.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

an ecozone is best defined as a substantial part of the earth that contains living beings.

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