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1. The
South
named
its
battles
after
the
nearest
town
or
city.
The
North
named
its
battles
after
the
nearest
river
or
body
of
water.
The
North
named
this
battle
Antietam.
What
did
the
South
call
this
battle?
3. In the summer of 1862, which side appeared to be winning the war?
4. Lincoln was afraid what country would join the war on the side of the Confederacy?
9. Why was the sunken road a good place for the Confederate troops?
11. How many people were killed or wounded at the end of the battle?
12. What does Lincoln do after the battle of the Antietam?
14. How does the Emancipation Proclamation change the focus of the war?
15. How
does
the
Emancipation
Proclamation
stop
England
and
France
from
joining
the
war?
17. Why does one historian call Gettysburg “Antietam, Part Two?”
18. What is meant by “a new birth of freedom” in the Gettysburg Address?
19. Do you think this battle was important? Why or why not?
20. Do you agree with its exclusion from the Standards of Learning? Why or why not?