Which of the following best illustrates how the battle of antietam affected president lincoln’s view of the war?

a. it made lincoln continue to worry the union might lose the war.
b. it encouraged lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation.
c. it discouraged lincoln from issuing the emancipation proclamation.
d. it forced lincoln to consider replacing general burnside.

The correct answer is B) it encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

The statement that best illustrates how the Battle of Antietam affected President Lincoln’s view of the war was that it encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

With the victory of the Union Army over the Confederates in the Battle of Antietam allowed President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. The battle was also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg of September 1862. It lasted one day in the attempt of the South to invade the North. Historians consider this battle at the bloodiest one-day battle. The new Emancipation Proclamation declared liberty for all the slaves in America.  

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