African Americans like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth helped the Union win the Civil War by:A.designing the overall military strategy for the Union forces.B.negotiating for peace with Confederate leaders.C.recruiting African Americans to fight against the Confederacy.D.convincing President Lincoln to free all slaves in the Union.

What was one strategy that helped the Union forces win the Civil War?A.Relying mostly on naval forces instead of armies of ground troopsB.Destroying Confederate supplies to convince Southerners to give upC.Requiring both wealthy and poor Northerners to join the militaryD.Organizing massive slave revolts in the largest Confederate cities

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans aided the Union war effort by:A.burning down most plantations in the South.B.spying on Confederate forces in the South.C.running for elected office in the Confederacy.D.acting as diplomats to France and England.

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln emphasized that the Union was fighting to:A.claim valuable territory for Northerners.B.punish the Confederate states.C.prevent foreign invasions of the United States.D.spread freedom by ending slavery.

Select all the correct answers.What were two of Frederick Douglass’s major contributions to the Civil War? He encouraged President Lincoln to make the emancipation of enslaved people the primary aim of the war. He met with the president to discuss equal pay for Black soldiers. He made it possible for African Americans to buy plantations in the South. He actively supported the recruitment of African Americans in the Union army. He set up the American Red Cross to treat wounded African American soldiers.

One of the Union's important goals at the start of the Civil War was:A.convincing Mexico to invade the Confederacy from the west.B.freeing every enslaved African American in the United States.C.destroying all large plantations throughout the South.D.preventing the border states from joining the Confederacy.