Question #1 and Source #1: Read the following source and answer the question: Put answer on the google slide.
Turning Point (Source 1 Text adapted from Discovery Ed.)
After the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, as Union forces moved into Confederate territory, many enslaved African Americans freed
themselves by seeking the protection of the Union Army and traveling with it. In 1863 and 1864. thousands of emancipated slaves volunteered to
serve in the Union Army. By the end of the Civil War, about 179,000 African American men fought for the Union Army, and about 19,000 served
in the Navy. One example of African American heroism was William Harvey Camey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions
of protecting the U. S. flag, despite multiple wounds, during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863. When he returned to Union lines. Carey modestly
stated “Boys, I only did my duty. The old flag never touched the ground."
Other enslaved African Americans demanded pay for their work. In this they were obeying the president, whose Emancipation Proclamation
said, "And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to
them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages."
The Emancipation Proclamation gave the Union war effort a moral clarity. It helped convince European countries not to support the
Confederate States of America, it motivated the Union, and it demoralized Confederates. It made clear that the war was not just about politics, nor
was it about defending the Southern homeland. Confederate soldiers were fighting for the right to keep enslaved people, even though many of themy
were not wealthy enough to own any themselves
According to the source above, What prominent person in U. S. history does the source talk about? Describe what they did and how
it influenced the outcome of the Civil War.
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