Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
AP US Historyhardmcq1 pt

The service of nearly 200,000 African American soldiers in the Union army most directly contributed to which of the following?

A.Stronger postwar claims to citizenship and political rights for black men
B.The rejection of the Thirteenth Amendment by Congress
C.The adoption of colonization as official Union policy
D.The re-enslavement of black soldiers after Appomattox

Explanation

Core Concept

Black veterans' service undercut the argument that freedmen were unfit for citizenship. Their role in winning the war bolstered the case for the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

Correct Answer

AStronger postwar claims to citizenship and political rights for black men

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