What did the phrase “running the Negroes” mean in the context of the Civil War?
a. removing slaves from the path of Union troops to make it harder for the slaves to escape
b. forcing infirm and elderly slaves to leave a plantation so that they did not deplete the plantation’s dwindling provisions
c. encouraging slaves to escape to Union lines in order to gain their freedom
d. sending large groups of male slaves to the front to provide logistical assistance to the Confederate army
a. removing slaves from the path of Union troops to make it harder for the slaves to escape
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A) Portugal B) France C) Spain D) England
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