Which of the Following Statements About the Confederacy's Impressment of Slaves

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Confederacy's impressment of slaves is MOST accurate?

• A)Throughout most of the war,President Davis refused to sanction the impressment of slaves because he viewed it as a violation of the very rights for which the Confederacy was fighting.
• B)Slaves looked forward to being impressed because they were treated better in the military than they were at home.
• C)Although the Confederate government tried to impress slaves into service,the state governments refused to do so,obstructing the efforts of the federal government.
• D)The resistance of slaveholders,who often refused to relinquish their slaves,helped to render the policy of impressment ineffective.

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