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10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam Complete the following from the video. Use complete sentences on one, eight, and ten. 1. Why was Abraham Lincoln in mourning on the morning of September 17, 1862? His son, Willie, had died of typhoid fever the previous winter. _____ 2. Which statement is true concerning the Civil War up to the summer of 1862? A. The North had won multiple victories. B. officially ed the Civil War as an ally of the Confederacy. C. The South had been on a roll-winning two recent victories. 3. True or False-Britain considered ing the Civil War on the Confederates’ side to ensure that cotton continued to come into the country’s factories. _____ 4. What did Lincoln’s Cabinet say about the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation? A. They all thought that the proclamation should be issued immediately. B. They thought that Lincoln should wait for a northern victory. C. They opposed freeing the slaves. _____ 5. What happened that could have allowed George McClellan to decisively defeat Robert E. Lee? A. A northern soldier found Lee’s Special Order 191 and gave it to McClellan. B. Lincoln sent all of the Union Army to Sharpsburg, VA. C. Lee retreated to Pennsylvania, but McClellan refused to follow him. 6. True or False-After the first phase of the Battle of Antietam, 9,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or wounded. _____ 7. Why did McClellan not try to completely destroy Lee’s army? A. McClellan and Lee were good friends. B. McClellan hated President Lincoln and refused to follow his orders. C. McClellan feared loosing northern . D. McClellan wanted to beat the South just enough to reunite the country. 8. What did Matthew Brady do that brought the war to the nation? He took pictures at Antietam (an other battles) and posted them in his gallery and in newspapers. Franks

9. True or False-The South claimed victory in the Battle of Antietam although neither side was a decisive winner. 10. How many slaves did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free? The EP did not technically free any slaves.

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