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They sometimes grew food for the Union army
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What is one way African Americans severed the unions war effort?
Many joined segregated Union units and fought in the military.
Why did African Americans join the union?
because they opposed slavery
What role did African Americans play in the union army?
they were in the war
Were African Americans allowed in the Union Army?
No, it was not manda tory for African-Americans to serve the Union Army. All African- Americans did this on their own free will.
How did African-Americans contribute to the civil war effort?
Many fought for the union. There were African American units. A good movie on this is GLORY. Many who weren't soldiers followed the troops and helped in the camps. When union troops came through an area they freed slaves they found on plantations. Many of those freed slaves stayed with the troops and had a nickname called " contraband ". This stems from an event when a confederate officer asked a union officer for the slaves that he had freed. In war contraband doesn't have to be returned so the union officer called the freed slaves contraband to keep from returning them. The name stuck through the war.
How did African-Americans contribute to the Union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
How did African Americans in the union army contribute to the war effort?
African Americans fought both on the front lines as soldiers and behind the scenes as labor workers. Former slaves played an important role in the North's victory.
How did Americans contribute to the union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
How did American Americans contribute to the Union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
What is one way African Americans severed the unions war effort?
Many joined segregated Union units and fought in the military.
When did African Americans allowed to join the union army?
In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
What did the militia mandate?
That African Americans be accepted into the Union military Allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers
What opened the door for African-americans to enlist in the union army?
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What role did African Americans play in the union army?
they were in the war
Why did African Americans join the union?
because they opposed slavery
What did the militia act mandate?
That African Americans be accepted into the Union military Allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers
What was the role of African Americans in the union Army during the Civil War?
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.
