Which of the following is a reason why blacks were not allowed to serve in the

Union Army at the start of the Civil War?

Blacks tended to side with the Confederacy rather than the US

Former slaves were not willing to fight what they believed was a "white man's

war".

There was no way to recruit slaves in the South to fight

Fear that it would push border states to secede and join the Confederacy

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Jaycee Shaffer

23 June, 19:23

Which of the following is a reason why blacks were not allowed to serve in the

Union Army at the start of the Civil War?

Blacks tended to side with the Confederacy rather than the US

Former slaves were not willing to fight what they believed was a "white man's

war".

There was no way to recruit slaves in the South to fight

Fear that it would push border states to secede and join the Confederacy

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Kenny Deleon · Answer 1

Black People were not equals.

Explanation:

Even though the Union was fighting for black rights people thought that they were not equal to the white man.

Talia · Answer 2

Answer: C: Fear that it would push border states to secede and join the Confederacy.

Explanation: I took the test, also in the class slides it says: President Lincoln also realized that arming former or escaped slaves could also push the border states into seceding and supporting the efforts of the Confederacy.