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What important event directly followed the Battle of Antietam in the Civil War?

A) the end of the Civil War
B) the publication of the Emancipation Proclamation
C) the Gettysburg Address
D) the appointment of General Ulysses S Grant

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B because After a string of Union defeats, this tactical victory provided Abraham Lincoln the political cover he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation. 
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