During the Civil War,
a. blacks were enlisted by the Union army only after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
b. Southern armies found no way of utilizing slave labor.
c. thousands of slaves rose in armed rebellion behind Southern lines.
d. about one out of every four Union troops was black.
e. captured black soldiers were treated well by Confederates.
Question 2
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) clash at Lexington and Concord, (B) meeting of the First Continental Congress, (C) Quebec Act, and (D) Boston Tea Party.
a. C, D, A, B
b. B, A, C, D
c. D, C, B, A
d. A, B, D, C
e. A, D, C, B
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