In Invading Maryland, One of General Lee's Key Objectives Was

question 98

Multiple Choice

In invading Maryland, one of General Lee's key objectives was to

• A) improve the flagging morale of Confederate soldiers and officers.
• B) discourage foreign intervention by Britain and France in the war.
• C) destroy General McClellan's Army of the Potomac.
• D) capture President Lincoln and his Cabinet.
• E) inspire the Border States, particularly the wavering Maryland, to join the Confederacy and its secessionist cause.

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