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6. The battle of Antietam was significant because: a. It was a Confederate victory that prolonged the war. b. It was a Union victory that allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. c. Stonewall Jackson was killed. d. Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. e. Ulysses S. Grant's greatest victory. 7. The Emancipation Proclamation did all the following except: a. Made abolishing slavery a Northern cause. b. Took away man power from the Confederates. c. Freed all the slaves. d. made sure no European power would intervene. e. Added man power to the North. 8. Which was not among the extraordinary powers President Lincoln enforced during the Civil War? a. He suspended the writs of habeas corpus b. He limited free speech c. He instituted a draft d. He instituted federal income tax e. He suspended Congress to the end of the war 9. Which was not a reason why Abraham Lincoln was reelected in 1864? a. The tide of the war had turned in favor of the Union b. The voters hesitated to change leaders during the course of the war c. There was overwhelming support for ending slavery d. The Confederate states did not vote in the election e. The Confederates had already surrendered 10. The battle that ended the war occurred at: a. Appomattox Court House. b.

Gettysburg. c. Vicksburg. d. Chancellorsville. e. None of the above

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