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They thought that maybe they could free all slaves and try and be accepted by the rest of the U.S.
but it didn't work and they had only chose them to fight because they had less soldiers and needed more people desperately
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TaigaSo many African Americans fought on the union side because the south had slavery, and because some - but very few - slave owners treated there slaves like clay pigeons on a shotgun range. The African Americans wanted to free the slaves and live a better life. But, a lot of African Americans fought on the rebel side as well. So don't believe anyone when they tell you the southerners were vicious bloodthirsty slave owners. Some rebel army's were made of about 70% slaves.
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What were the different conditions of African Americans jobs and white jobs aboard the Navy during the civil war?
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What is true about women and African Americans during the Civil War?
they helped the war efforts in many different ways- or they were enlisted in the Union Army :)
What did African Americans do during the US Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that African-American men willing to fight "will be received into the armed service of the United States." After the Emancipation Proclamation, blacks rushed to joined the Union Army. At the end of the war, there were nearly 180,000 black soldiers in the Union Army.
African-American troops during the civil war?
There were many African American troops in the US Civil War. By 1865, one in ten Union Soldiers was African American. An estimated 40,000 African Americans died in the war.
What side did Benjamin Bonneville fight for in the Civil War?
The Union
