Which of the following options BEST supports the idea that the skills of African-Americans were not
fully utilized during the Civil War?
А
They were turned away, however, because of
a federal law dating from 1792 that barred
African-Americans from bearing arms for the
U. S. Army (although they had served in the
American Revolution and in the War of 1812).
B
By mid-1862, however, the escalating number
of former slaves, the declining number of
white volunteers and the increasingly pressing
needs of the Union Army pushed the
government into reconsidering the ban.
С
Because of prejudice against them, black
units were not used in combat as extensively
as they might have been
D
Nevertheless, the soldiers served with
distinction in a number of battles in Louisiana
Vircinia and Tennessee