What was the immediate military outcome of the Battle of Antietam for the Confederate army?

They captured the city of Sharpsburg.

They were forced to end their invasion and retreat back to Virginia.

They successfully broke through the Union lines and continued marching north.

They received fresh supplies and reinforcements from Maryland.

The Union victory at the Battle of Antietam is considered a major turning point because it directly led to what significant political action?

The promotion of Ulysses S. Grant to command all Union armies.

The start of peace negotiations between the Union and Confederacy.

President Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

The capture of the Confederate capital of Richmond.

In all states and territories of the United States.

Only in the border states that remained loyal to the Union.

Only in the states that were actively in rebellion against the Union.

In any territory that would be captured by the Union army in the future.

It was the first major victory for the Confederacy.

It is known as the single bloodiest day of the war.

It was the battle where ironclad ships were first used.

It marked the end of General Robert E. Lee's military career.

To capture the Union's capital city, Washington D.C.

To win a major battle on Northern soil and convince European nations to support the South.

To establish a permanent Confederate base in the North.

To join forces with Confederate sympathizers who were planning an uprising in Maryland.