What did free and slave children have in common during the Civil War?

helped around the farm or plantation

During the war, many slaves

ran away to join the Union army.

Although the Emancipation Proclamation legally freed slaves, what actually made them free?

The Union army arriving to liberate them

During the Civil War, many women were left behind at home to

maintain farms and plantations, create substitutes for needed items like food and clothing

What two facts are true about African Americans serving for the Union, or northern, army?

served under white officers; were paid less

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1
Which of the following is NOT a way in which African Americans helped the South during the war?
were hospital attendants
fought bravely in battle
dug trenches
served as cooks
2
Boys as young as 10 volunteered in the army as
nurses
flag bearers
generals
drummer boys
3
What did free and slave children have in common during the Civil War?
fought alongside with the men in battle
placed into foster homes until the war was over
helped around the farm or plantation
both were brought into the master's house to live
4
Some women served as __________ to help in the Civil War.
spies
nurses
drummers
drivers
5
During the war, many slaves
paid for their freedom
ran away to join the Union army.
fought for the South in Combat
were freed by the South
6
Although the Emancipation Proclamation legally freed slaves, what actually made them free?
The Union army arriving to liberate them
Paying their freedom cost to their masters.
The Southern generals deciding to let them go.
Slaves escaping to South Carolina.
7
During the Civil War, many women were left behind at home to
think of strategies to defeat the north
maintain farms and plantations
create substitutes for needed items like food and clothing
produce more weapons
8
What two facts are true about African Americans serving for the Union, or northern, army?
served under African American leaders; paid more
received the best equipment; had the best training
respected by all; thought of as heroes
served under white officers; were paid less
9
Many of the slave owners who did serve in the Civil War were
cooks
soldiers
generals
officers
10
The "20 Slave Law" excused plantation owners with twenty or more slaves from
needing to update their cotton gins each year
serving in the Civil War
paying taxes to the national government
ratifying the constitution

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