Why was the union military interested in controlling louisiana during the civil war?

they needed louisiana’s agricultural resources to feed the union army.

they knew the lower mississippi river was an important strategic location.

they would have a plentiful food supply from fishing the gulf of mexico on louisiana's lengthy shoreline.

they wanted access to baton rouge, the location of government offices.

they knew the lower mississippi river was an important strategic location

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codfish influenced the yankee trade because they traded it with the americans and the americans traded livestock, molasses and stuff that they can make clothes out of (like wool, and leather). they also could make weapons to.

after the roman empire, the catholic church began to unify by taking on many duties of a government.