Question

1. how did african americans on southern plantations help the union cause?○ they negotiated with confederate leaders to end the war.○ they sometimes grew food for the union army.○ they left for the safety of southern cities.○ they fled to union camps in the north or west.

Explanation:

During the American Civil War, enslaved African Americans on Southern plantations often took actions to support the Union. Fleeing to Union camps (in the North or West) was a key way: they provided labor, intelligence, and weakened the Confederate economy by depriving plantations of workers. The other options are incorrect: they did not negotiate with Confederate leaders to end the war, growing food for the Union was not a common plantation-based action, and they did not seek safety in Southern cities to aid the Union.

Answer:

They fled to Union camps in the North or West.