What Action Did Union General John Frémont Take in Missouri

question 139

Multiple Choice

What action did Union general John Frémont take in Missouri in 1861?

• A) attacked a group of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
• B) decreed the freedom of Missouri's slaves
• C) declared escaped slaves contraband of war
• D) accepted escaped slaves as soldiers
• E) captured Forts Henry and Donelson

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