Which describes Southerners' reactions to President Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

A. They felt confident that England would now join the Confederate side.

B. They knew that defeat in the war would mean the complete end of slavery.

C. They believed that a negotiated peace with the North was now possible.

D. They saw it as a sign that the North was near defeat and the South would win the war.

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They knew that defeat in the war would mean the complete end of slavery.                

Explanation:

As an individual, Lincoln hated slavery. As a Republican, he wished to exclude it from the territories as the first step to putting the institution “in the course of ultimate extinction.

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the  seven  days  battles  were  a series of seven battles over seven  days from june 25 to july 1, 1862, near richmond, virginia,  during  the american civil war. the  seven  days ended with mcclellan's army in relative safety next to the james river, having suffered almost 16,000 casualtiesduring  the retreat.