Answer:
Options: it was a transportation hub
it was a manufacturing center
Explanation:
Atlanta was an important city for the Confederacy and a target for the Union in the Civil War because the place was part of the railroads which remains vital for supplying goods to the troops.
Atlanta became a target because of its unusual economic and political importance to the Confederacy. It had a significant railroad hub for the support for the war effort. It also had industries or manufacturing hub which led to commercial importance in the location.