Massachusetts

One of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War

• Confederate Army

• Emancipate

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Which of the following was the first all volunteer African American Company from Massachusetts?

• The 54th

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Avengers

• The Army of Northern Virginia

was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment.

• Yankee

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

• Space Force

• Appomattox Court House

What's the Name of the two Black Army Regiments that were formed?

• First Louisiana Native Guards ​and 54th Massachusetts Infantry 

• First New York Native Guards and 54th Missouri Infantry

• 54th Louisiana Native Guards and First Massachusetts Infantry

On the way out to the battle, Colonel Shaw ​ gives the reporter ​ (a)   and tells him that if he falls to ​ (b)   ,

• letters and other personal items

• report "what you see here today"

• a handshake

• money to tell his story

• tell his parents he loved them

True or false? The 54th Massachusetts was able to successfully take Ft. Wagner from the Confederates.

• True

• False

What is the capital city of Massachusetts?

• Boston

• Springfield

• Worcester

• Cambridge

Which famous historical event took place in Boston, Massachusetts in 1773?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which university, founded in 1636, is located in Massachusetts and is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States?

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• Princeton University

• Columbia University

Which Massachusetts city is known as the 'Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution'?

• Lowell

• Boston

• Salem

• Plymouth