The victory at the battle of Antietam gave Abraham Lincoln a platform to issue the Proclamation from a position of strength. This changed the character of the Civil War and prevented the European powers from intervening on behave of their trading partners of the Southern Confederacy.
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The main reason why John Smith lied and exaggerated information is because he wanted to make the Jamestown colony seem as profitable and inspirational as possible, to avoid uprisings and the Crown cutting off funding.
