A Confederate victory at Antietam in September 1862 probably would have won the Confederacy independence because
a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized.
b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government and providing it with critically needed military assistance.
c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections.
d. Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
e. the Border States would have joined the Confederacy.
b
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