Question

Which best states why the Battle of Antietam was considered a turning point in the Civil War?

The Union had more casualties than the Confederacy.
The Confederacy had won all major battles until this one.
It led to the South’s adoption of the Anaconda Plan.
It was considered the bloodiest battle in US history.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

It was the bloodiest battle in the civil war(Besides Gettysburg), however, it ended with a Union victory, and Southern halt on their invasion of the North, and it led to Lincolns famous Emancipation Proclamation.