Early in the civil war, african americans did not fight for the union becausea) they could not fight as well as the white troops. b) lincoln was afraid of antagonizing the border states. c) of fear of riots from irish immigrants in northern cities. d) they were not citizens of the united states; therefore, it was unconstitutional for them to serve in the armed forces.

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?