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During the U.S. Civil War, which city was known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy"?

  1. Lafayette, Louisiana

  2. Norfolk, Virginia

  3. Pensacola, Florida

  4. Vicksburg, Mississippi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Vicksburg, Mississippi, was called the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy' because of its strategic location on a high bluff overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, making it nearly impregnable to naval attack until its fall in 1863.

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