The Second Confiscation and Militia Act (1862) and the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) both led to increased numbers of African American soldiers serving the Union Army. What caused the United States Government to enact policies to allow African
Americans to serve in the Civil War?
A)
B)
A decline in white volunteers and the continuous rise in the need for
soldiers of the Union Army led to a change in policy,
The English, Spanish, and French Governments agreed to aid the Union
only if African Americans were allowed to participate in the war.
The inclusion of African American soldiers into the Union Army was part of
the condition of the 13th Amendment, which granted slaves their freedom.
President Lincoln believed African American soldiers were superior to
white soldiers, so their addition to the Union Army would provide an
advantage
D)