Question

HI, CAN SOMEONE PLSSS HELP ME WITH THESE QUESTIONS IM STRUGGLING WITH THEM!!!

1. What services were runaway slaves providing for the Union Army?


2. Did Union soldiers like it when slave owners came into their camp to reclaim runaway slaves? Use an example from the primary source to support your answer.

Answer 1

1. They used many as laborers to support Union efforts and soon began to pay them wages. The former slaves set up camps near Union forces, and the Army helped support and educate both adults and children among the refugees.

2.The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

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Answer 2

Answer: They used many as laborers to support Union efforts and soon began to pay them wages. The former slaves set up camps near Union forces, and the Army helped support and educate both adults and children among the refugees.

Explanation: Union forces did not know what to do with those who came to their camps. The Confiscation Act of 1861 stated that slaves who had worked for the Confederate military could not be reclaimed by their owners.