Which of the following statements about the Confederacy’s impressment of slaves is MOST accurate?
a. Throughout most of the war, President Davis refused to sanction the impressment of slaves because he viewed it as a violation of the very rights for which the Confederacy was fighting.
b. Slaves looked forward to being impressed because they were treated better in the military than they were at home.
c. Although the Confederate government tried to impress slaves into service, the state governments refused to do so, obstructing the efforts of the federal government.
d. The resistance of slaveholders, who often refused to relinquish their slaves, helped to render the policy of impressment ineffective.
d. The resistance of slaveholders, who often refused to relinquish their slaves, helped to render the policy of impressment ineffective.
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