Robert Smalls managed to sail the commandeered ship to..?
Union-controlled waters
British-controlled waters
Confederate-controlled waters
Neutral-aligned waters
Answer
Robert Smalls managed to sail the commandeered ship to Union-controlled waters, thereby ensuring the safe escape of himself and his crew. Smalls was a slave who worked on the Confederate ship Planter. On May 13, 1862, Smalls and eight other slaves seized control of the ship and sailed it to the Union fleet. The Union fleet took the ship over and used it against the Confederates.
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