Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment?
A) Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, and some were able to purchase property.
B) It was a southern experiment to re-institute slavery but the experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it.
C) It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North.
D) Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa.

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The Port Royal Experiment was an attempt by Union General Rufus Saxton to transition slaves into freedom and self-sufficiency by offering them land to cultivate on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. Some ex-slaves were able to successfully work the land and purchase property.

Which of the Following Is True About the Port Royal