1. Consider the letter from "Reynolds to Sec. of the Treasury, Jan 1 1862" (document #4, Sea_Islands.pdf).
What does the cotton agent for the Treasury Department suggest be done with the slaves on the plantations liberated by the Union army?

a)Making them tenant farmers, who lease government-owned land

b)Keeping them in slavery, for the time being

c)Making them independent farmers, who own their land

d)Making them agricultural workers, who work for wages

2.

Consider the "Order by the Commander of the S.C. Expeditionary Corps, Feb 6 1862" (document #5, Sea_Islands.pdf).
How does Gen. Sherman justify a government takeover of the Southern plantations under Union control?
Check all that apply!

a) The freedmen, themselves, are incapable of running these plantations

b)A large population of former slaves would create difficulties that would make it harder for the army to fight and win the war

c)The plantation owners have abandoned their property (both land and slaves)

d)If government does not take over, the old plantation owners will come back

e)If the government does not start managing these plantations, freedmen will become dependent on government support, anyway

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