The correct answer is <span>a. It convinced Americans that the war wasn't nearly over.
American citizens were led to believe that the communists were losing the war and that everything would end soon. This offensive showed everyone how complex and difficult the situation was and in turn led to loss of support for the war effort by the public.</span>
<u>It is true</u>. <em><u>On January 1, 1863</u></em>, as the nation approached its third year of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued the<u> final Emancipation Proclamation</u>. <u>The preliminary Proclamation</u> was issued the year before, <em><u>on September 22nd</u></em>. <u>It declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the Southern rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."</u>
You can get through anything even with Giants on your back on over your shoulder