Question

1. choose the best answer.

____ agreed to accept enslaved people in combat roles but not grant them freedom.
general robert e. lee
the confederate congress
the army of northern virginia
the u.s. army

1. choose the best answer.

____ resisted the enlistment of black soldiers because he did not want to offend the union slave states.
jefferson davis
abraham lincoln
gideon welles
william seward

Explanation:

1. During the American - Civil War, the Confederate Congress agreed to accept enslaved people in combat roles but not grant them freedom as a last - ditch effort to gain more manpower while still maintaining the institution of slavery.
2. Abraham Lincoln initially resisted the enlistment of Black soldiers because he was cautious about not offending the Union slave states, as he needed to keep them in the Union during the Civil War.

Answer:

1. The Confederate Congress
2. Abraham Lincoln