Why was new orleans so important during the civil war? a) it was the last confederate fort on the mississippi river. b) it was a key port for the confederacy. c) it was considered the capital of the confederacy. d) it was where all confederate military planning occurred.

B) It was a key port for the Confederacy.

     New Orleans was one of the most important port cities in t he U.S

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B) It was a key port for the Confederacy.

Explanation:

Its location close to the mouth of the Mississippi River made the city an important and early target of the Union Army, which involved the city for quite a bit of the war, interfering with its crucial status as a port for the fare of cotton and other Southern-created trade products.

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