1.What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? one of the first African-American units in the Civil War
the Black Congressional Committee
a commission of black leaders
a white military regiment that fought alongside a black battalion

2. What was the purpose of diplomatic recognition?
to create a peace treaty between all states
to make a formal agreement that would make the Confederacy a separate country
to keep the U. S. safe from other countries
to create a bilateral treaty

3.What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
it was a way to get into Mexico
it helped in the underground fight against Jim Crow laws
it was a luxurious travel option
it helped thousands of slaves escape into free states

The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry was a volunteer Union regiment organized in the American Civil War. Its members became known for their bravery and fierce fighting against Confederate forces. It was the second all-Black Union regiment to fight in the war, after the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

From the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln argued that the Union forces were not fighting to end slavery but to prevent the disintegration of the United States. For abolitionists, however, ending slavery was the reason for the war, and they argued that Black people should be able to join the fight for their freedom. However, African Americans were not allowed to serve as soldiers in the Union Army until January 1, 1863. On that day, the Emancipation Proclamation decreed that “such persons [that is, African American men] of suitable condition, will be received into the armed services of the United States.”