USCT African and American Leaders

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1. What was the real name of Grandma Moses, who was as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? Mary Ellen Marcy Sojourner Truth Mary Anna Morrison Harriet Tubman

2. Who was the first African-American to run for Vice-President? Martin Delany Richard Daily B. F. Taylor Frederick Douglass

3. In what way was the Battle of New Market Heights remarkable for the USCT? They received fourteen Medals of Honor They rode to battle on horses It was the first time they fought in battle They were allowed to fire artillery at the enemy

4. In what state was the Battle of New Market Heights? Tennessee South Carolina Virginia Pennsylvania

5. In what state did the famous 54th Massachusetts' charge Fort Wagner? Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

6. Who was the founder of the abolitionist paper the "North Star"? George Washington Carver Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglass Erastus Cooper

7. Who was the first soldier in the USCT to win the Medal of Honor? Frederick Douglass William H. Carney Dred Scott Nat Turner

8. The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on what date? September 22, 1862 January 1, 1863 July 4, 1863 April 9, 1865

9. About how many colored troops fought for the Union army? 180,000 240,000 100,000 80,000

10. What was the first battle that US Colored Troops took part in? Island Mound Secessionville Fort Wagner Chaffin's Farm

11. Just two days before they made their assault on Fort Wagner, the 54th Massachusetts fought in this battle. Which? Cabin Creek Secessionville Port Hudson Baldwin

12. Which state furnished the most men for the USCT? Mississippi Kentucky Louisiana Tennessee

13. Name the Union spy that worked in the Confederate White House in Richmond as a servant? Kate Cunningham Daisy Mae Boulton Elizabeth Cady Stanton Mary Elizabeth Bowser

14. Who declared martial law in Missouri on August 30, 1861 and proclaimed the emancipation of Missouri's slaves? Abraham Lincoln John C. Frémont U. S. Grant Henry Halleck

15. Who was the publisher of "The Liberator" and the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society? William Lloyd Garrison Horace Greely Frank Leslie Franklin Sanborn