Question

In 1863, African American involvement in the Civil War changed due to a new law that required freed African Americans to join the military. permitted African Americans to enlist in the military. required enslaved African Americans to join the military. forbid African American from enlisting in the military.

Answer 1

Answer:

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, making 3 million blacks legally free. During the war, both sides used African Americans for military purposes; in the South as enslaved labor and in the north as wage labor and military volunteers.