The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)was Important Because

Multiple Choice

The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was important because

A) Northerners accomplished an astounding victory.
B) Union soldiers proved that they would never retreat from Southern aggression.
C) after this battle both sides realized that the war would be neither brief nor relatively small.
D) the Union used African American soldiers for the first time.
E) the battle gave Lincoln the advantage he wanted before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation.