Me 1. which of the following best describes the massachusetts 54th regiment? * a. it was president lincoln's honor guard. b. it was the unit that won the battle of franklin. c. it was one of the first african-american units in the union army. 2. "if i had a thousand lives to live, i would give them all rather than betray a friend or the confidence of my informer." ~ sam davis, confederate spy * under what circumstance was the above quote given? a. sam davis was being asked to tell who gave him the union's battle plans. b. sam davis was being asked to tell how he was able to return to his home. c. sam davis was being asked to tell where the confederates were planning to attack. 3. "the green corn was waving with every little breeze that passed; the tassels were bowing and nodding their heads, and everything seemed to say, "come hither, johnny reb; come hither, johnny; come hither." the river was wide, but we were hungry." ~ sam watkins, "co. aytch" * which of the following best describes the above quote? a. the confederates were looking for food. b. the confederates were searching for the union army. c. the confederates were thinking about joining the union army.

The correct answer for 1 is C. It was one of the first African-American units in the Union Army.

This infantry unit was famous for being the first infantry unit consisting of African-Americans and was formed when the emancipation proclamation was delivered. It consisted of volunteers and was commanded by white generals who were familiar with the art of war so they helped the African-American volunteers become a real unit.

The correct answer for 2 is A. Sam Davis was being asked to tell who gave him the Union's battle plans.

Sam Davis was arrested with battle plans and plans of Union fortifications on him that he was supposed to deliver to confederate forces. During his trial, he was given the option to save his life and in return give out the names of the informants within the union which he declined with the quote that is written above.

The correct answer for 3 is A. The Confederates were looking for food.

Hunger was a huge problem for confederate forces since their economy was mostly based on agriculture and due to the war the business started failing, not to mention that Union soldiers had a policy of burning down farms on purpose to prevent confederate soldiers from getting food which resulted in almost a complete famine.