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Which U.S. President did Smalls help convince to allow African-American soldiers in the Union Army?
President Andrew Johnson
President Abraham Lincoln
President Ulysses S. Grant
President James Buchanan
Answer
President Abraham Lincoln was convinced by Robert Smalls to allow African-American soldiers in the Union Army. Smalls had been a slave and had escaped from a Confederate ship. He then led a Union raid on the ship and took it over. Lincoln was impressed by Smalls's bravery and skill, and he agreed to allow African-American soldiers to fight in the Union Army.
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