Author Question: What radical idea did Thomas Higginson hold as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers? ... (Read 49 times)

bobypop · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

What radical idea did Thomas Higginson hold as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?

A) He wanted to destroy southern blacks for helping the Confederacy.
B) He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa rather than stay in the United States.
C) He not only wanted to abolish slavery but to show that blacks and whites were equal.
D) He wanted to join southern forces to fight for the continued enslavement of blacks.

Question 2

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the war?

A) It became a war to free the slaves, giving the North a moral advantage.
B) The South realized it was futile to continue and surrendered their armed forces.
C) The North began to rebel against Lincoln as well.
D) The Emancipation Proclamation had no real effect on the war itself.