13. Document Project 13: Civil War Letters and Journals

Quiz for Document 13.8 Thomas Freeman, Letter to His Brother-in-Law, March 26, 1864

Quiz for Document 13.8: Thomas Freeman, Letter to His Brother-in-Law, March 26, 1864

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Why did Thomas Freeman equate fighting for the Union Army with slavery?

Both conditions promised constant hunger as well as exposure to the elements.

Under both conditions, men were not compensated for perpetual labor.

Both conditions promised whippings for insubordination.

Under both conditions, men could not access health care for illnesses, even if they were serious.

2. What can be said about black soldiers serving with Freeman in the 54th Massachusetts?

Black soldiers accepted lower pay willingly.

The men were used in active combat as infantry.

White and black soldiers were integrated in the same units.

Not all black soldiers were happy just to be allowed to enlist.

3. What can be implied about the North from Freeman’s letter?

Even without slavery there was latent racism in the North.

Blacks were seen as equal in all regards by Northerners.

There was little to no racism in the Union army.

Northerners preferred black soldiers to white.

4. What similarities existed between black and white soldiers?

Both earned steady paychecks.

Both worked as laborers.

Both missed their families.

Both were happy to serve.

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