How Did Southerners React to Black Troops Fighting for the Union

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Multiple Choice

How did southerners react to black troops fighting for the Union?

• A) They generally refused to recognize them as prisoners of war, and instead attempted to treat them like escaped slaves.
• B) They treated them as they did the other white Union prisoners, infuriating Lincoln, who wanted the prisoners kept separate.
• C) They attempted to persuade them to become slaves and fight for freedom with the South.
• D) They immediately hung every black soldier they caught.

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