Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
AP US Historymediummcq1 pt

Lincoln used the Union stand at Antietam in September 1862 as the occasion to

A.issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation from a position of relative military strength
B.open peace negotiations with the Confederate government
C.call for a general arming of the slave population of the border states
D.replace McClellan with Grant as general-in-chief

Explanation

Core Concept

A proclamation issued after battlefield defeats might look like desperation, so Lee's retreat from Antietam let Lincoln act from strength. The move framed emancipation as a Union war measure.

Correct Answer

Aissue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation from a position of relative military strength

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