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QuizMultiple Choice

Failures of Reconstruction

Question 5 • MO-US History II A

Why were some African Americans interested in serving as “Buffalo Soldiers” on the western frontier after 1866?

Answer
A
They wanted to contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War.
B
They were promised land in exchange for their military service.
C
They intended to seize lands from Indigenous tribes for resettlement of freedmen.
D
They saw the military as a career opportunity when other jobs were denied them.
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