Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam?

It kept the French and British from siding with the South.

Which slave states were not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

How did a Union soldier accidentally discover Robert E. Lee’s battle plans before Antietam?

They were found in the woods wrapped around three cigars.

If the Union won the Battle of Antietam, why did President Lincoln fire General McClellan?

He failed to pursue Gen. Lee after the battle.

Why did the Union and Confederacy have different names for the same battles (Bull Run/Manassas)?

Union named battles for bodies ofwater, Confed for towns

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1
Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam?
It caused the South to lose a majority of its labor force.
To add more troops to the Union Army.
In order to free the slaves in the Union's border states.
It kept the French and British from siding with the South.
2
Which slave states were not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas
South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana
3
What day did the Emancipation Proclamation officially go into effect?
February 6, 1864
July 4, 1863
January 1, 1863
September 22, 1862
4
Who was the Union commander during the Battle of Antietam?
Ulysses S. Grant
Ambrose Burnsides
George B. McClellan
George Meade
5
Who was the top Confederate commander at the Battle of Antietam?
A.P. Hill
Stonewall Jackson
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
6
What was Jack Williams real name?
Cheryl Davis
Betty Carter
Frances Clayton
Gertrude Porter
7
How did a Union soldier accidentally discover Robert E. Lee’s battle plans before Antietam?
They fell out of General Lee's pocket
They were sent to the wrong commander.
They were found in the woods wrapped around three cigars.
They were sent by telegraph to the wrong station
8
What battle marked the bloodiest single day of fighting in American history?
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
9
If the Union won the Battle of Antietam, why did President Lincoln fire General McClellan?
He hid during the fighting, discouraging his troops.
He was hot tempered and frequently yelled at his men.
He and Lincoln had serious personal conflicts.
He failed to pursue Gen. Lee after the battle.
10
What did Clara Barton found after the Civil War?
The Department of Veterans Affairs
The American Red Cross
The Soldiers and Sailors Home
The March of Dimes
11
Why did the Union and Confederacy have different names for the same battles (Bull Run/Manassas)?
Union named battles after bridges, Confed for nearby trails
Union named battles for towns, Confed for bodies of water
Union named battles after generals, Confed for monuments
Union named battles for bodies ofwater, Confed for towns
12
Which Civil War nurse was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield?”
Louisa May Alcott
Dorothea Dix
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
13
On what day did the Battle of Antietam take place (month, day, year)?
September 17, 1862
January 16, 1863
August 1, 1861
April 24, 1864
14
Who won the Battle of Antietam?
The Confederacy
The Union
15
Civil War soldier, Jack Williams, had a secret. What was it?
He was stealing money from fellow soldiers.
He was a Confederate spy.
He was really a woman.
He didn't know how to use a rifle.

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