The Union wanted to capture Vicksburg because A. it was an important piece of the Anaconda Plan.
b. it wanted revenge for the defeat at Shiloh.
c. it was a key Confederate fort near the Mississippi River.
d. it would deprive the Confederacy of its capital city.

in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. by 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. the belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.

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the main reason that the constitution did not proclaim all men to be free and equal is because of the issue of slavery.