9. Jefferson succeeded to help extend the nation to a new horizon making the United States a world power.
10. Although the U.S. was primarily interested in New Orleans solely, the distraction of France by Haiti lead to a major break through and deciding the fate of 40% of what is now the United States.
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14. The Battle of Antietam remains the bloodiest day in American history with roughly 6,500 lives lost.
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16. the Confederates were typically 'winning'. The war until this point were also working on an allegiance with Britain and France.
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18. Lincoln gave the Confederate one last chance to rejoin the Union and keep their slaves.
19. McPherson further examines how by the act of signing this proclamation, the entire focus of the war changed from a battle to simply reunite the country, to one based upon a moral imperative to free an enslaved people.