I think is the answer is C
A is the asnwer because say it brought new elected officials
The main way in which the guilds change business and employment practices is that workers formed semi-"unions," in which they were protected from certain abuses by employers. This also meant that business and employers had to pay them more money, since they could collectively bargain.
hehehhe time for my civil war obsession to come in handy
Lincoln needed to announce it right after a big win for the Union. Antietam happened to be a well timed one.
Doing it after a big victory would help reinforce the fact that he was doing the right thing in the war, and that he was a good leader (good enough to be re-elected).
Announcing it right after a loss would be viewed as a weak, desperate move, and Lincoln couldn't afford that if he was to be running again for president.