How Did the Northern Military Help Some Former Slaves Work

Multiple Choice

How did the northern military help some former slaves work toward economic independence?

A) Northern soldiers were tasked with the assignment of teaching former slaves the practice of piecework.
B) The Union Army enforced the contract-labor system by making sure that southern planters offered flexible wages.
C) General Sherman issued an order that set aside the islands and coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia for exclusive black occupancy.
D) The northern military established an economic base for former slaves in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
E) Union generals issued an order that led to the formation of the sharecropping system, which allowed black farmers to work their land free and clear.