All of the Following Statements About the Formation of Black

question 31

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about the formation of black army units are true,EXCEPT that:

• A)black army units never saw any significant action.
• B)the U.S.War Department Bureau of Colored Troops recruited free blacks and freed slaves,80 percent of whom came from southern states.
• C)blacks were paid less than their white counterparts.
• D)blacks could not be commissioned officers.
• E)only after the Emancipation Proclamation did the Union army recruit blacks in large numbers.

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