USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE TREATY OF PARIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the Kids Liberty movie what did they say the law was for Negro soldiers after the war was over?
A
The Negro soldiers got their freedom
B
The Negro soldiers have to go back into slavery
C
The Negro soldiers could buy their freedom from slavery
D
The Negro solders had to remain in the army.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freed African Americans in rebel states, and after the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment emancipated all U.S. slaves wherever they were.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the Civil War, black troops were often assigned tough, dirty jobs like digging trenches. Black regiments were commonly issued inferior equipment and were sometimes given inadequate medical treatment in racially segregated hospitals. African-American troops were paid less than white soldiers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early in February 1863, the abolitionist Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts issued the Civil War’s first official call for Black soldiers. More than 1, 000 men responded. They formed the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment to be raised in the North.

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