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haleyc112

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A Confederate victory at Antietam in September 1862 probably would have won the Confederacy independence because
 
  a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized.
  b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government and providing it with critically needed military assistance.
  c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections.
  d. Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
  e. the Border States would have joined the Confederacy.

Question 2

Colonists objected to the enactment of the Stamp Act in 1765 because
 
  a. it was a very expensive tax.
  b. they believed it could not be repealed.
  c. they objected strenuously to the Stamp Act's naked violation of the political principle of no taxation without representation.
  d. they opposed all taxes.
  e. they desired immediate political independence from Great Britain.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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