The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 4 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

Which statement best describes the contributions of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?

Answer

Douglass was an abolitionist who served the Union in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

Douglass was an abolitionist who formed the flying squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

Douglass was an abolitionist who encouraged the Union to allow African Americans to enlist.

Douglass was an abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.

Explanation

Frederick Douglass urged the Union to let African Americans enlist and fight during the Civil War, and he recruited Black soldiers for the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was a Black Union regiment, but Douglass did not serve in it. The Tuskegee Airmen were formed during World War II, and helping enslaved people escape was not his main contribution during the Civil War.

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