Question

What roles did African American men take on during the war? Check all of the boxes that apply They worked as cooks. They enlisted in the Union Army. They served as generals in the army.

Answer 1

All except generals

Union supported African Americans as soldiers

They worked as slaves so obviously cooks

Answer 2

• They worked as cooks.
• They enlisted in the Union Army.

Explanation:

The emancipation proclamation allowed the African American men to serve in the Union army.

They worked as cooks. Enslaved blacks were sometimes used for camp labor also.

But they did not served as generals in the army.

Hence, the answer is :

• They worked as cooks.
• They enlisted in the Union Army.