Federalists supported a strong central government. They wanted to give a lot of power to the national government and not a lot of power to the states. On the other hand, the antifederalist wanted to give more power to the states because they feared that giving a lot of power to the federal government would create an oppressive monarchy like the one they had just escaped after winning the Revolutionary War against Great Britain.
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.
I answered this one before from another user and I think it’s B
