Glory

Who was the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

• They were a drumline group.

• They were the first group of all slave soldiers during the Civil War.

• They were the first African-American regiment during the Civil War.

• They were a group of militia who took matters into their own hands.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Who was commander of the 54th Massachusetts?

• Cabot Forbes

• John Rawlins

• Jupiter Sharts

• Robert Gould Shaw

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What city was the commanding officer from?

• New York

• Boston

• Pittsburgh

• Stratford

Who was Robert Shaw's friend growing up, well educated, worked for Shaw's family, and was the first volunteer for the 54th Massachusetts?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Who was the abolitionist whose two sons fought for the 54th Massachusetts?

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Horace Mann

Which character was a runaway slave?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does Trip nickname Thomas Searles?

• Pansy

• Snowflake

• Bookworm

• Squirrel

What nationality was the man they brought in to help train the regiment?

• German

• Scottish

• Irish

• English

What was Col. Shaw's response to the 54th tearing up pay vouchers?

• He demanded they stop

• He tore his own up

• He had Priv. Tripp whipped

• He refused to fight in battles

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9