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? Harriet Tubman Mary Anna Morrison Mary Ellen Marcy Sojourner Truth

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

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? South Carolina Tennessee Pennsylvania Virginia

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

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? Nat Turner Frederick Douglass William H. Carney Dred Scott

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

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

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? Baldwin Cabin Creek Secessionville Port Hudson

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

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

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

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