Answer:
The correct answer is D. The Confederate defeat at Antietam was important to the North because it prevented Britain from supporting the Confederacy in the war.
Explanation:
The Battle of Antietam is one of the largest battles in the history of the United States of America in terms of the number of casualties (dead and wounded) that reached 23,000 from both sides. The battle took place on September 17, 1862, near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle was led by General George McClellan and the Confederate South by General Robert Edward Lee. Despite the numerical superiority of the North, McLennan failed to achieve a decisive tactical victory, and Lee was able to withdraw some of his troops to Virginia. Strategically, the battle was seen as a marginal victory for the North, that prevented both France and Great Britain from entering into the war to help the Confederacy.
1. Lee believed that he needed a victory in Northern soil in order for the Confederacy to survive.
2. On July 1, 1863, the Confederate won a tactical victory causing the Federal troops to take position on Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge, just south of Gettysburg.
3. Confederate troops were already in Gettysburg trying to determine the strength of the Union presence in the town. By mid-morning, while the Northern troops were fighting off the Confederate infantry, more Union reinforcements arrived so Lee decided to commit fully to the battle.
4. General Lee lost the battle at Gettysburg.
5. The Union troops held strong positions from Cemetery Hill to Culp's Hill.
6. Lee believed that they had won the previous day's battle.
7. Picket's division lost 2/3 of its men and they were driven back by the Union forces.
8. False.
9. Lee lost a third of his army with around 23,000 casualties.
