Capturing Vicksburg was an important objective for the North because a. its capture would give the North control of the Mississippi River delta.
b. it was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.
c. its location made it an invasion route to the North.
d. its capture would prevent the South from shipping its cotton to Europe.

one was in america the other france

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answer: born in saint-dié, in the vosges department, france, he studied law, and was called to the bar at paris in 1854,[2] but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to le temps. he attacked the second french empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against baron haussmann, prefect of the seine department. a series of his articles in le temps was later republished as the fantastic tales of haussmannlaxupa (1868).[2]

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