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How Were the Requests Made by Free Black Men in Philadelphia

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How were the requests made by free black men in Philadelphia to the federal government in 1861 reflective of black attitudes at the start of the Civil War?


A) Blacks petitioned the government to form a new colony of African Americans in Canada as an example of black initiative.
B) Blacks wanted to form a segregated army unit with lower pay until they could prove themselves fit for full equality with whites, reflecting their desire for gradual emancipation.
C) Blacks wanted to form a mission in Liberia to minister to Africans now that slavery would soon end in the U.S., indicating their continued belief in colonization.
D) Black men volunteered to infiltrate the South and burn plantations because they realized that the future of slavery was tied to the outcome of the war.

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