In invading Maryland, one of General Lee's key objectives was to

A. improve the flagging morale of Confederate soldiers and officers.
B. discourage foreign intervention by Britain and France in the war.
C. destroy General McClellan's Army of the Potomac.
D. capture President Lincoln and his Cabinet.
E. inspire the Border States, particularly the wavering Maryland, to join the Confederacy and its secessionist cause.


Answer: E

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