A. criticizing the expense of reconstruction programs
The correct answer is D. it gave president Abraham Lincoln justification to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Explanation
The Battle of Antietam was one of the most famous warlike confrontations of the American Civil War during the year 1862. This battle is remembered for being an event that the course of the war and an important victory for the Union since despite not having been imposed militarily over the Confederate Army of the South, it is known as a Union victory, which in turn allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, taking effect on January 1, 1863. So, the correct answer is the D. it gave president Abraham Lincoln justification to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The correct answer is B) a simple peace treaty between the US and tribes.
In the end, the Fort Smith Council resulted in the signing of a simple peace treaty between the US and tribes.
Forth Smith, Arkansas was the place where government officials led by Dennis L. Cooley (Commissioner of Indian Affairs) met with the representatives of the Native American Indian tribes after the Civil War. The purpose of the meeting that started on September 8, 1865, was to negotiate new allocations and treaties with the Native Indian tribes. Among the tribe leaders that attended were the Seminole, the Chickasaw, the Comanche, the Creeks, the Quapaw, and the Choctaw.
