LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE FIGHT TO END SLAVERY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Cabot Forbes
|
|
|
John Rawlins
|
|
|
Jupiter Sharts
|
|
|
Robert Gould Shaw
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a prominent Boston abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Gould Shaw served as colonel of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Black regiments to fight in the Civil War. Born in Boston, Shaw grew up in the city’s elite social and political circles before the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Gould Shaw, (born October 10, 1837, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.-died July 18, 1863, Fort Wagner, near Charleston, South Carolina), Union army officer who commanded a prominent regiment of African American troops during the American Civil War.