As a Result of Its Victory in the Peninsula Campaign,the

question 86

Multiple Choice

As a result of its victory in the Peninsula Campaign,the Confederacy

• A) named Robert E. Lee to command the entire Southern army.
• B) adopted an essentially defensive strategy.
• C) forced Lincoln to delay his issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
• D) pushed the Union to adopt a strategy of total war, including abolition of slavery.
• E) forced Lincoln to abandon the war in the West.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Syllogism

A form of logical argument where two conditional statements lead to a conclusion if the first condition is true, then the conclusion follows.

Modus Ponens

A form of logical argument that concludes a certain consequent from a single premise in the form "If P, then Q" and P, therefore Q.

Modus Tollens

A form of deductive argument in logic that, if the implication is true, then denies the consequent to conclude the denial of the antecedent.

Proposition

A declarative sentence that can be evaluated as true or false, conveying a statement or assertion.