Question

How did African Americans in the South often help Union forces?
a)they served as spies and scouts
b)they burned crops and livestock
c)they fled their plantations for the cities
d)they rebelled against their owners

Answer 1

i think They rebelled against their owners.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

They rebelled

Answer 4

"In fact, when the Yankee soldiers marched through a Southern town, the slaves often fled to the Northern lines. These fugitives, known as "contraband" to the Union, were often a problem. What they did realize was that the slaves knew the geography of the South far better than any Northern soldier. Eventually, it was declared that these fugitives could be used in a helpful manner to the North, if and only if they were organized into units on a small scale. Therefore, slaves could serve as soldiers, scouts, spies, and messengers to the Union."
http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/HY/Hy243Ruiz/Research/civilwar.html

Throughout the history of American slavery there were very few slave uprisings.

Answer 5

they rebelled against their owners... so D

Answer 6

"Blacks also served as spies and scouts to the Union Army, providing valuable information about Confederate forces, plans, and familiar terrain. Information gathered from black sources were so numerous and valuable, they were put in a special category—the so-called Black Dispatches."
http://www.historynet.com/african-americans-in-the-civil-war