Chapter 154. Reflections on Union and Freedom, Chapter 15

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Correct. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that Abraham Lincoln came to recognize that slave labor strengthened the Confederate war effort, and that both free and fugitive African Americans could bolster the Union’s power, so he gradually developed antislavery initiatives that culminated with the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

Incorrect. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that Abraham Lincoln came to recognize that slave labor strengthened the Confederate war effort, and that both free and fugitive African Americans could bolster the Union’s power, so he gradually developed antislavery initiatives that culminated with the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

Correct. The answer is d. To illustrate his argument that Lincoln pursued a great deal of caution on the issue of slavery during the first two years of the war, the author employs the example of Lincoln’s 1861 reversal of John C. Frémont’s edict that freed the slaves of Missouri rebels.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To illustrate his argument that Lincoln pursued a great deal of caution on the issue of slavery during the first two years of the war, the author employs the example of Lincoln’s 1861 reversal of John C. Frémont’s edict that freed the slaves of Missouri rebels.

Correct. The answer is c. To support his argument that “slaves, not politicians, became the most insistent force for emancipation,” the author cites the example that tens of thousands of slaves fled to Union lines during the first two years of the war, forcing northern leaders to formulate a policy about their proper legal status.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support his argument that “slaves, not politicians became the most insistent force for emancipation,” the author cites the example that tens of thousands of slaves fled to Union lines during the first two years of the war, forcing northern leaders to formulate a policy about their proper legal status.

Correct. The answer is c. According to the author, the U.S. Congress agreed to allow black soldiers to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1862 because casualty rates were so high. With so many white men dead and injured, he suggests, “Congress gradually and reluctantly turned to African Americans to fill the army’s blue uniforms.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to the author, the U.S. Congress agreed to allow black soldiers to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1862 because casualty rates were so high. With so many white men dead and injured, he suggests, “Congress gradually and reluctantly turned to African Americans to fill the army’s blue uniforms.”

Correct. The answer is b. The author suggests that blacks participated in the Union military in higher rates than whites did during the Civil War because they saw the war as a fight for racial equality and for the liberation of their race.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author suggests that blacks participated in the Union military in higher rates than whites did during the Civil War because they saw the war as a fight for racial equality and for the liberation of their race.

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