Which of These Was Key in Dashing Confederate Hopes of Cotton

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of these was key in dashing Confederate hopes of cotton diplomacy?

• A) the Battle of Antietam
• B) the Confederate failure to regain Maryland
• C) the Second Confiscation Act
• D) Second Bull Run

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